The action folded to Nick Schulman, who moved all in from the small blind for effectively 171,000. Jason Mercier immediately called.
Schulman: 
Mercier: 
The board ran out 
, and Mercier doubled to 350,000 chips.
Schulman is still very healthy with 2.61 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,610,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
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|
350,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
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David Sands opened to 64,000 from the hijack seat, and Vanessa Selbst called in the cutoff. The flop fell 
, Sands led out for 84,000, and Selbst raised to 233,000. Sands called.
The turn was the 
, Sands checked, and Selbst fired 347,000. Sands called.
The river was the 
, and Sands checked again. Selbst moved all in for 1.2 million, and Sands instantly snapped it off.
Selbst showed 
for just a pair of fives, but Sands had that crushed with 
for an ace-high flush. Selbst is out, while Sands now has a barn-sized chip lead with 5.6 million chips.
The players are now on a 15-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,600,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,460,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
2,275,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,620,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
||
|
1,250,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
980,000
193,000
|
193,000 |
|
||
|
775,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
745,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
||
|
740,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
|
||
|
580,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
305,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
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Level: 17
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Dan Shak opened to 100,000 from the cutoff, and the action folded to Greg Jensen, who moved all in for 770,000 from the blinds. Shak quickly called.
Shak: 
Jensen: 
The 
flop gave Shak a straight draw, and the 
on the turn added a diamond flush draw. Any king, queen, ten, or diamond would eliminate Jensen, but the 
bricked on the river.
Jensen doubled to 1.575 million chips, while Shak is left with just 475,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,575,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
475,000
775,000
|
775,000 |
We're not sure whether Nick Schulman raised from the small blind and then called Jason Mercier's shove from the big or just shoved himself; nonetheless, the result was the same as Mercier has been eliminated.
Mercier was all in for around 375,000 holding 
and behind the of Schulman. The 
flop didn't hit Mercier directly, but it did deliver him a gut-shot straight draw. The turn made that a double-belly buster, but the missed all his outs. A dejected Mercier grabbed his bag and made a hasty exit from the tournament floor.
With his elimination, we're down to nine players. That means they'll combine to one table and play until we lose one more. This is both the final table and money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Here are your nine remaining players:
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Schulman |
| 2 | Dan Shak |
| 3 | Greg Jensen |
| 4 | Scott Seiver |
| 5 | Vladimir Troyanovsky |
| 6 | Philipp Gruissem |
| 7 | Cary Katz |
| 8 | Antonio Esfandiari |
| 9 | David Sands |
Who's ready for a $228,960 bubble?
In the first hand of the unofficial final table, action folded to investment banker Greg Jensen in the small blind and he raised to 100,00. Scott Seiver then three-bet all in from the big blind for 715,000, and it proved enough to get the job done as Jensen sent his hand to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,050,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
|
|
860,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
|
||
Nick Schulman opened for 80,000 from middle position and then called when Dan Shak moved all in for right around 400,000 from the hijack.
Showdown
Schulman: 
Shak: 
Shak was behind, but not after the flop fell 
. Just like that he had two pair and a commanding lead in the hand. The 
turn was of no consequence, and neither was the , giving Shak a welcomed double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,090,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
900,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
The double bubble has been burst here in the $100K Super High Roller, and the bubble boy is none other than Antonio Esfandiari.
It happened after "The Magician" opened for 90,000 from early position only to have David "Doc" Sands three-bet to 170,000 from the next seat over. The rest of the field cleared out, Esfandiari moved all in for right around 850,000, and Sands called.
Showdown
Sands:
Esfandiari:
The 
flop wasn't particularly interesting, and that meant Esfandiari needed some major help. "Such a gross feeling," Esfandiari let slip when the appeared on the turn. That feeling sunk in when the peeled off on the river, the last card Esfandiari would see before taking his leave in ninth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,680,000
1,220,000
|
1,220,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
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