Down to 40,000 with blinds prohibitive, Jason Mercier open-shipped his button. Olivier Busquet called with ; Mercier could only muster the lowly . Busquet, in a commanding lead, crushed Mercier with a flop of , making two pair, kings and jacks. Mercier did not get running treys or running fours out of the turn and river. He is eliminated and collects $30,000 in prize money.

The tournament is on a short break. When play resumes in 20 minutes, we'll have one last round of matches for the day. Who will be the other four players to return for the quarterfinals tomorrow? The Hearts/Diamonds Round of 16 matches will see these players square off:

Andrew Robl v. James Bord
Michael Mizrachi v. David Benyamine
Phil Galfond v. Vanessa Selbst
Erik Seidel v. Phil Gordon