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Mike Watson opened the action from early position with a 1,500 raise and got called by Phil Ivey in the hijack and [Removed:283] in the big blind.
The 
flop was checked by all three as well as was the 
turn.
Mike Watson fired 11,200 after the 
came on the river and both Ivey and [Removed:288] called. Watson opened 
for a straight making his opponents muck their hands.
We noticed the seat formerly occupied by Alec Torelli was empty, and a quick check with Jason Mercier confirmed that he had been eliminated. According to Mercier, Torelli got his stack all in preflop with 
only to run into the 
of Ignat "0Human0" Liviu. Torelli couldn't catch and was sent to the rail, thus far declining to rebuy.
PokerNews recently featured Liviu in their "Online Chat" series, where the pro talks about his start in poker, how he progressed, bankroll management and more. If you want to learn more about Liviu, check out the interview here.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000 | 240,000 |
|
Busted |
From early position, Alec Torelli raised to 5,000 and Ignat Liviu called on the button. Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier called from the small blind and the flop came down 
.
On the flop, action checked to Liviu and he bet 8,500. Mercier check-raised to 20,200 and Torelli folded. Liviu called.
The turn was the 
and Mercier bet 36,500. Liviu made the call.
The river was the 
and both players checked.
Mercier showed the 
for top two pair and Liviu mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
320,000 | 35,000 |
|
|
240,000 | -30,000 |
|
|
240,000 | -70,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
553,000 | 3,000 |
|
370,000 | 120,000 |
|
330,000 | 80,000 |
|
330,000 | 80,000 |
|
330,000 | -70,000 |
|
|
310,000 | 60,000 |
|
303,000 | 53,000 |
|
|
300,000 | 50,000 |
|
300,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
285,000 | 35,000 |
|
275,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
270,000 | -30,000 |
|
270,000 | 20,000 |
|
270,000 | 20,000 |
|
250,000 | |
|
235,000 | -60,000 |
|
230,000 | -20,000 |
|
210,000 | -40,000 |
|
206,000 | -44,000 |
|
200,000 | -50,000 |
|
200,000 | -50,000 |
|
185,000 | |
|
178,000 | -72,000 |
|
177,000 | -73,000 |
|
160,000 | -90,000 |
"Steve got me," Dani Stern said to another player near the rail as we were gathering chip counts. We didn't catch the hand in question, but it's confirmed--Stern has been eliminated from the €50,000 Super High Roller.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
630,000 | 297,000 |
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
620,000 | 370,000 |
|
510,000 | -20,000 |
|
420,000 | -30,000 |
|
375,000 | 125,000 |
|
360,000 | 110,000 |
|
335,000 | 85,000 |
|
|
333,000 | 83,000 |
|
|
300,000 | 50,000 |
|
281,000 | 31,000 |
|
260,000 | 10,000 |
|
250,000 | 250,000 |
|
225,000 | |
|
217,000 | -33,000 |
|
205,000 | -45,000 |
|
205,000 | -45,000 |
|
|
204,000 | -46,000 |
|
190,000 | -60,000 |
|
188,000 | -62,000 |
|
147,000 | -103,000 |
|
117,000 | -133,000 |
|
29,000 | -39,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Phil Ivey opened with a raise to 3,200 from the hijack seat and Jason Mercier flatted on the button. [Removed:283] called from the big blind and the flop came down 
. After action checked to Mercier, he bet 5,300. [Removed:288] check-raised to 12,300 and Ivey folded. Mercier also folded and [Removed:288] took the pot.
In a five-way limped pot, Jason Mercier, Bryn Kenney and [Removed:283] all checked to Phil Ivey. Ivey bet 5,000 and Ignat Liviu folded. Mercier then called, Kenney folded and [Removed:288] called.
The turn was the 
and all three players checked to see the 
land on the river. Mercier checked and [Removed:288] bet 12,500. Ivey folded before Mercier also kicked in his cards and [Removed:288] won the pot.
From early position, Eugene Katchalov raised to 3,200. Anatoly Gurtovoy called from the hijack seat and then Vladimir Troyanovskiy reraised to 11,200 in the cutoff seat. Action folded back to Katchalov and he called. Gurtovoy also called.
The flop produced the 
and action checked over to Troyanovskiy. He bet 16,000 and won the pot. After both of his opponents folded, Troyanovskiy showed the 
.
