Viktor Blom raised to 18,000 and Will Molson called on the button before the dealer spread the flop. Blom continued with a bet of 34,000 and Molson made the call.
Fourth street was the and both players checked to see the land on the river. Both checked again.
Molson tabled the for a pair of sixes and Blom showed the . Molson's sixes were best.
David "Doc" Sands raised to 18,000 and action moved to Jason Mercier in the small blind. He reraised all in for 205,000. Sands tanked for a bit and then made the call holding the . Mercier had him bested with the , but he didn't stay in front for long.
After the flop fell, Mercier fell behind to Doc's pair of queens. The turn and river sealed the deal to send Mercier out the door in 14th place.
"Good luck, guys," Mercier said as he exited to the rail after the hand.
Viktor Blom limped in from the small blind and Jason Mercier checked his option in the big blind in this battle of Team PokerStars Pros.
The flop came down and immediately Blom bet 14,000 with Mercier making the call.
The turn was the and Blom fired 38,000 right away. Again, Mercier called.
The river was the . Again, Blom fired right away and made it 250,000. That was enough to put Mercier all in, but he folded and was left with just over 200,000 in chips.
Scott Seiver raised to 16,00 from the hijack and Humberto Brenes called from the big blind.
The flop came down and Seiver bet 20,000. Brenes came along to see the turn and check-called 67,000 from Seiver. The river brought the and Brenes checked for a third time. Seiver, with , bet 152,000 and was happy to see Brenes call. Brenes couldn't beat it and Seiver took it down, upping his stack to nearly 1,200,000.
Galen Hall opened to 16,000, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier moved all in for just over 60,000, and the action folded back to Hall who made a crying call.
Showdown
Hall:
Grospellier:
"That's not good," Hall said.
Indeed. The flop fell , giving Hall a straight draw, and the completed said straight. Grospellier needed a king to double and an eight to chop, but the on the river was a brick.
Galen hall is now above 600,000 chips, while Grospellier is busto.
Galen Hall raised to 16,000 and Isaac Haxton called before Dan Shak came along from the big blind. The three players took the flop and Shak led for 50,000. Both opponents folded and he won the pot.
Shak showed the from his hand as he raked in the chips.
Sam Stein raised to 17,000 from the cutoff, but watched as Mike McDonald three-bet to 42,000 on the button. From the big blind, Daniel Negreanu put in a four-bet to 76,000, forcing Stein out. McDonald, though, had other ideas and five-bet to 150,000. Negreanu put an end to the raising with a call, and followed that with a check in the dark.
The flop came down and McDonald bet 77,000. Negreanu raised to 207,000 and McDonald gave it up, giving the pot to Negreanu.
Our final 15 players have been condensed down to the final two tables, and they've been sent off for a 20-minute break. Here's how they'll line up when they return for the rest of the level:
Yevgeniy Timoshenko opened to 13,000, and David "Doc" Sands defended his big blind. The flop came down , and Sands checked. Timoshenko continued for 14,000, Sands min-raised to 28,000, Timoshenko re-raised to 45,000, and Sands went into the tank. Eventually, Sands moved all in and Timoshenko called as fast as possible.
Showdown
Timoshenko:
Sands:
Neither the turn () nor the river () helped Timoshenko, and he was left with just 39,000 chips. The very next hand, he open-shoved from under the gun, and received two calls. Sands called out of the small blind, and Dan Shak defended his big blind. The flop came down , and Sands put out a bet. Shak folded a pair of fours face-up, and Sands and Timoshenko went to another showdown.
Showdown 2
Timoshenko:
Sands:
The turn and river came , respectively, giving Sands a flush, eliminating Timoshenko from the tournament.