The board read 
when Sam Trickett check-folded to a 60,000-chip bet from Andrew Robl. There was about 90,000 in the pot on the river and Robl added some more to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Paul Phua was seated in the small blind when he decided to put Jason Mercier all in. Mercier sat in the big blind with just a few thousand chips and made the call.
Phua: 
Mercier: 
The board ran out 
and Mercier was knocked out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
Jason Mercier was all in for 23,000 with the 
against the 
for Gus Hansen who called out of the big blind.
The flop, turn and river ran out 
, and both players chopped up the pot.
Gus Hansen raised from under the gun, Paul Phua called from the hijack seat, and Fabian Quoss called from the big blind.
On the 
flop, Quoss checked, Hansen checked, and Phua bet 25,000. Both of his opponents folded, and Phua won the pot.
From under the gun plus one, Gus Hansen raised to 16,000 to start things off. Action then folded over to Jason Mercier on the button, and he reraised all in for about 186,000. The two blinds folded, then action was back on Hansen.
Hansen tanked and tanked, but eventually splashed in the chips to make the call and put himself at risk for 151,000 total. Mercier quickly spread the 
from his hand, and Hansen showed the 
.
The flop, turn and river ran out 
, and Hansen's fours held up to give him the double.
"I'm glad I didn't have to get another 250 from you, Paul," Hansen said looking at Paul Phua and citing his first rebuy that Phua fronted the money for.
"You're well covered!" responded Phua with a big smile.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
321,000
171,000
|
171,000 |
|
||
|
|
25,000
151,000
|
151,000 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
480,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
|
||
|
390,000
116,000
|
116,000 |
|
||
|
305,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
235,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
176,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
150,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
640,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
380,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
335,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
320,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
280,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
200,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
55,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
||
Level: 6
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Gus Hansen raised to 13,000 from the hijack seat, Paul Phua called on the button, then Jason Mercier reraised to 32,500 from the small blind. Hansen folded, but Phua came along for the ride.
The flop peeled 
, and Mercier bet 31,000. Phua folded, and Mercier won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
402,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
194,000
53,600
|
53,600 |
|
|
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