Olivier Busquet went all in from under the gun for 13,900 and Jonathan Duhamel called from the big blind.
Busquet: 
Duhamel: 
The flop came 
and put Duhamel way out in front. The 
turn card changed nothing, but the river fell the 
and secured the double for Busquet to about 29,000. Duhamel dropped to about 11,000.
William Reynolds raised to 3,800 under the gun and Shaun Deeb called from the big blind.
The flop came down 
and Deeb check-called 5,500 from Reynolds. The turn brought the 
and Deeb took the same line, check-calling 13,200. The river brought the 
and after Deeb checked, Reynolds bet 18,500. Deeb re-raised all in for an additional 15,400 and sent Reynolds into the tank.
"Really Shaun? Would be a nasty bluff." Reynolds eventually called and tabled 
. Deeb couldn't beat it and his tournament has come to an end.
Reynolds is up to about 135,000.
Jason Mercier raised to 1,600 on the button and Joe Hachem made it 3,800 to play from the big blind. Vivek Rajkimar four-bet to 9,500 from the big blind and Mercier got out of the way.
Hachem called and the flop fell 
. Both checked, with the 
following on the turn. Hachem bet 8,500 and was met with a quick call, leading to the 
river card. This time Hachem settled on 13,500. Vivek paid it off, seeing Hachem table a winning 
.
Hachem: Up to about 116,000
Vivek: Down to roughly 96,000
Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier raised under the gun. He raised the minimum amount and Rachid Ben Cherif called from the big blind. The flop came down 
and Be Cherif check-called a bet of 1,800 from Mercier.
The turn card was the and after both players checked, the 
fell on the river. Ben Cherif fired 9,300 and Mercier tanked for a bit before folding. Ben Cherif allowed Mercier to pick one card and he picked the .
Just before the break, Joe Hachem upped his stack to about 80,000 when he picked up 
and busted an opponent who had 
.
The board ran out 
and Hachem is above the starting stack for the first time in quite a while.
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Just as the players were all heading on the break this hand went down.
Ravi Raghavan raised to 1,500 from the button and Jason Koon three-bet to 4,300 from the small blind. Will Molson, who finished in second place in this event last year, reraised to 8,600. Raghavan folded, but Koon made the call.
The two players took a heads-up flop of 
and both checked. The 
was added to the board on the turn and both players checked again to see the fall on the river. Both checked again.
Molson tabled the 
to beat Koon's 
and improve to 60,000 in chips. Koon slipped back to 33,000.
Here are the chip counts of some of the members of Team PokerStars.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
148,000 | 3,000 |
|
120,000 | 60,000 |
|
80,000 | 38,000 |
|
70,000 | 16,000 |
|
67,000 | 19,000 |
|
46,000 | -9,000 |
|
25,000 | -19,000 |
|
21,000 | -24,000 |
|
20,000 | -13,000 |
The players are on a 15-minute break.
