Before the last break, Jason Mercier was crushed down to just 18,000 chips after losing a big all-in confrontation with versus pocket eights. Mercier flopped an ace, but couldn't fend off his opponent who rivered an eight.
Don't worry through, Mercier fans, because he just doubled back to about 35,000. Under the gun, Mercier raised all in for 15,600. Action folded to Barny Boatman in the big blind and he made the call with the . Mercier held the .
There was a king in the window as the flop ran out to keep Boatman in front. The turn was interesting as the added a flush draw for Mercier. Will It end here? No.
The landed on the river and gave Mercier a winning flush to double him up.
Nicolas Chouity raised to 6,600 from early position and Sebastian Blom, brother of Viktor Blom, reraised to 15,000 from middle position. Action folded back to Chouity and he four-bet to 29,200. Blom made the call.
The flop came down and Chouity checked. Blom bet 22,000 and Chouity folded. Blom showed the as he raked in the chips.
Earlier we asked you if you could figure out who the seven champions are that are remaining in the field? Jake Cody made eight, but he was eliminated. Joao Barbosa, Jason Mercier, Nicolas Chouity, Anton Wigg, Sebastian Ruthenberg, Roberto Romanello and Salvatore Bonavena are all former EPT champions looking for Main Event title number two.
Sorel Mizzi moved all in for the second hand in a row. This time he was all in for 25,500. Hugo Loureiro reraised to 100,000 and then Georges Yazbeck called all in for around 20,000. Everyone else folded.
Mizzi:
Loureiro:
Yazbeck:
The board ran out and Mizzi tripled up. Yazbeck was eliminated.
Doyle Brunson just got a nice boost to his stack after knocking out Salman Behbehani. The flop was when the two got the money in. Behbehani held to Brunson's two kings. The turn was the and the river the to keep Brunson in the lead and win him the pot.
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versus pocket eights. Mercier flopped an ace, but couldn't fend off his opponent who rivered an eight.
. Mercier held the 
.
to keep Boatman in front. The turn was interesting as the 
added a flush draw for Mercier. Will It end here? No.
landed on the river and gave Mercier a winning flush to double him up.
and Chouity checked. Blom bet 22,000 and Chouity folded. Blom showed the 
and Mizzi tripled up. Yazbeck was eliminated.
when the two got the money in. Behbehani held 
to Brunson's two kings. The turn was the 
and the river the 
