Olivier Busquet Eliminated in 21st Place ($65,260)
Level 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
WSOP Main Event champion raised to 30,000 from the hijack and Olivier Busquet three-bet from the button to 75,000. Both blinds folded and Merson four-bet to 165,000. Busquet proceeded to move all in and Merson called for his tournament life worth 546,000. Busquet had him covered by just 8,000 chips.
Merson: 
Busquet: 
The board ran out 
and Merson secured a huge double up leaving Busquet with just a few antes. On the very next hand Busquet was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,100,000
765,000
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765,000 |
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Busted | |
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