The players are in the midst of a 20-minute break.
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Sage | 854,000 |
| 2 | Micah Smith | 332,000 |
| 3 | Andy Seth | 829,000 |
| 4 | Joe Kushner | 376,000 |
| 5 | Jason Mercier | 178,000 |
| 6 | Steven Silverman | 375,000 |
| 7 | Jan-Peter Jachtmann | 2,650,000 |
| 8 | Andrew Brown | 2,725,000 |
| 9 | Nikolai Yakovenko | 240,000 |
The announcements have been made and the cards are back in the air after the 20-minute break.
From early position, Andy Seth raised to 45,000. Joe Kushner called from the next seat and Andrew Brown called on the button. In the big blind, Benjamin Sage made the call to close the action and the flop came down 
.
On the flop, Sage checked and Seth bet 90,000. Kushner raised all in. Brown and Sage folded before Seth quickly made the call.
Seth tabled the 
for top set of aces. Kushner held middle set with the 
.
The turn 
left Kushner needing the case five on the river, but when the 
fell, he was all out of luck. He hit the rail in ninth place and took home $55,525.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
471,000
|
471,000 |
|
Busted |
Action folded to Andy Seth in the small blind and he raised to 60,000. Jason Mercier called from the big blind and the flop came down 
. Seth checked and Mercier bet 22,000. Seth check-raised to put Mercier all in and he folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,380,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
100,000
-78,000
|
-78,000 |
|
||
Micah Smith limped in from the hijack seat and Andy Seth raised to 85,000 in the cutoff seat. Action folded back to Smith and he called.
The 
flop was checked by both players before the fell on the turn. Smith bet 115,000 and Seth folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,300,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
455,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
From under the gun, Benjamin Sage raised to 49,000. Andy Seth reraised to 177,000 and Sage called.
The flop came down and Sage checked. Seth bet 135,000 and Sage called.
The turn was the and Sage checked. Seth bet 654,000 and Sage folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,640,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
520,000
-334,000
|
-334,000 |
Level: 23
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 0
Jason Mericer was short and all in preflop with the 
against the 
for Micah Smith.
The flop of 
gave Mercier the lead with two pair. The turn was the 
and then the river counterfeited Mercier when the hit. Smith's king and nines won the pot and sent the two-time gold bracelet winner to the rail in eighth place for $72,132.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
530,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
