Thorson:


Mercier:


The flop was disaster for Thorson as it came


. He needed to go runner-runner to stay alive. The drama ran high as the
hit the turn. Thorson was drawing dead and the
was a mere formality. Thorson let a dissapointed smile slip as he shook hands with the table and headed towards the payout table to pick up his $216,946 consolation prize.









and again Koskas checked. Lellouche was done checking, he quickly bet 60,000. Koskas slid out the call and Lellouche showed Q-T. Koskas tapped the felt and flashed Q-3 as he tossed it into the muck. Lellouche wins the pot.

and Jason bets out 140,000, Dario quickly folds.

and Gregory Genovese is eliminated in fifth place earning $290,855.




on fifth street. Eric Koskas instantly moved all in and Mercier went into the tank. After about two minutes, Mercier made the call. Both men were reluctant to table their hands but eventually Koskas showed T-3 for the bluff. Mercier then triumphantly flipped over 9-5 for the winning hand and pumped his fist in celebration. Koskas was eliminated in fourth place and will collect $345,015 for his efforts.