Mercaldi In Trouble
Andrew Mercaldi had his short stack all-in against the shorter stack of Simon Taberham. It was Taberham who had the most to worry about, with his tournament life on the line.
Mercaldi held 
against the 
of Simon Taberham.
Mercaldi was looking good to knock out Taberham, with a flop landing 

and the
on the turn.
The
on the river would save Taberham and leave Mercaldi with barely a leg to stand on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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85,000
39,700
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39,700 |
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40,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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