Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
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.
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
.
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
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.
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.
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Jonathan Duhamel got the last of his chips in with 
and was trailing the 
of Jonathan Little.
The board ran out 



, ending Duhamel's tournament at the beginning of Level 8.
Little upped his stack to about 57,000.
With 10,800 in the pot and the board reading 


, Jason Mercier bet 7,000. Joe Hachem called and when the
fell on the river, Mercier bet 15,100. Hachem gave it up after a few moments, dropping to roughly 112,000. Mercier is up to about 60,000.