Sorel Mizzi was all in for 225,000 with against Zach Hyman's . The board ran out , giving Mizzi broadway to double through Hyman.
Shortly thereafter, Hyman got his stack of 226,000 in with against Steve O'Dwyer's . The board came down , giving Hyman a set of fives to double through O'Dwyer.
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On a flop of , Steve O'Dwyer checked over to Sam Greenwood. The Canadian reached for chips and moved out a bet of 71,000. O'Dwyer called and the hit the felt on fourth street. O'Dwyer checked for a second time and Greenwood knocked the table back.
The river was the and O'Dwyer slid out a bet of 165,000. Greenwood called, tabled a winning for a pair of kings, and was awarded the pot. He now has 1.49 million while O'Dwyer's stack has fallen to 1.68 million.
Fedor Holz opened to 45,000 in early position, Bryn Kenney three-bet to 116,000 from the small blind, Holz four-bet to 225,000, Kenney five-bet shipped for effectivly 730,000-ish and Holz called all in.
Holz:
Kenney:
The board ran out , as Holz's flopped freeroll almost got there on the river. Fortunately for Kenney, it did not.
After folding three times following his last double, Jason Mercier shoved for 39,000 from the hijack. Justin Bonomo isolated with a raise from the cutoff.
Mercier:
Bonomo:
The board ran out , giving Mercier queens and tens to more than double up again. The following hand, Mercier shoved for 126,000 and received no action.
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Action folded around to Jason Mercier in the small blind and he announced that he was all in. Justin Bonomo instantly called for his own tournament life from the big blind and the cards were turned over.
Mercier:
Bonomo:
The board ran out , giving Bonomo a winning two pair to double up. The stacks were counted down and it was revealed that Mercier had Bonomo covered by just a single T1,000 chip. This amounts to half of an ante, which Mercier was forced to put in the next hand. He won that pot with his besting Fedor Holz's to survive a tiny bit longer.
On the following hand, Mercier moved all in from the cutoff. Holz completed his small blind only to have Christoph Vogelsang raise from the big blind. Holz folded and Mercier tabled against Vogelsang's . Mercier held once again, allowing him to gain that much more footing. He folded the next three hands and then doubled once again - this time earning some chips from Bryn Kenney.
Despite this wild ride, Mercier is far from feeling comfortable. He now has about 51,000 to his name which amounts to 2.5 big blinds.
against Zach Hyman's 
. The board ran out 
, giving Mizzi broadway to double through Hyman.
against Steve O'Dwyer's 
, giving Hyman a set of fives to double through O'Dwyer.
river moot.
, as Holz's flopped freeroll almost got there on the river. Fortunately for Kenney, it did not.
, giving Mercier queens and tens to more than double up again. The following hand, Mercier shoved for 126,000 and received no action.
to survive a tiny bit longer.
