Jason Mercier shoved all in for about 345,000 from the button, and Ami Barer, who had opened in middle position to 45,000, snap-called.
Mercier: 
Barer: 
The PokerStars Team Pro was dead on the turn as the board ran out 
.
"25K, here we go," Mercier said, indicating his plan to hop in the high roller. "Good luck."
Ami Barer opened to 45,000 from the cutoff seat, and Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier reraised all in for 301,000 from the big blind. Barer folded, and Mercier's shove got through.
With 21 players remaining, John Racener moved all in for 196,000 from the hijack seat. This was the second hand in a row he had moved all in on. Martin McCormick quickly called from the cutoff seat with the 
, and Racener had the 
.
"I think an ace is coming," McCormick said. "I think an ace is coming."
The board ran out 
, and Racener was eliminated.
Fabian Chauriye raised to 44,000 with 715,000 behind from early position, and Ivan Barbuto reraised to 106,000 from the hijack seat. David Eldridge moved all in from the button, having both players covered, and Chauriye tank-folded. Barbuto made the call for his tournament life for over 800,000 total, and a massive pot had been born.
Eldridge had the 
, and Barbuto had the 
. The flop, turn, and river ran out 
, and Barbuto was eliminated.
From the hijack seat, Phillip McAllister raised to 44,000. David Eldridge reraised to 98,000 out of the small blind, and then Rumen Nanev reraised all in for about 335,000 from the big blind. After McAllister folded, Eldridge made the call with the . Nanev had the 
.
The 
flop and 
turn kept Nanev in front, but the on the river gave Eldridge the winning hand. With that, Nanev was eliminated in 23rd place.
Play folded to Timothy Ulmer in the small blind, and he limped in for 20,000. Mike Watson raised to 60,000 from the big blind, and then Ulmer took some time before he reraised all in. Watson had about 780,000 behind and shook his head at the shove from Ulmer. Watson folded in the end, and Ulmer won the pot.
David Eldridge has already topped his 46th-place finish from last year's PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event, and he is looking to go even deeper. He was just all in for 378,000 with the 
against the for Randy Kritzer.
Thanks to a run out of 
, Eldridge earned the double up.
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jason Mercier | 324,000 |
| 3 | Timothy Ulmer | 2,090,000 |
| 4 | Mike Watson | 834,000 |
| 5 | Paul Gooley | 392,000 |
| 6 | Ami Barer | 582,000 |
| 7 | Taylor Paur | 651,000 |
| 8 | Stephen Chidwick | 1,260,000 |
| 1 | Randy Kritzer | 1,690,000 |
| 2 | David Eldridge | 451,000 |
| 3 | Rumen Nanev | 335,000 |
| 4 | Vladimir Troyanovskiy | 685,000 |
| 5 | Ken Demlakian | 1,760,000 |
| 6 | Fabian Chauriye | 765,000 |
| 7 | Phillip McAllister | 3,040,000 |
| 8 | Ivan Barbuto | 785,000 |
| 1 | John Racener | 325,000 |
| 2 | Martin McCormick | 678,000 |
| 3 | Tony Gregg | 1,160,000 |
| 4 | Leonardo Pires | 3,770,000 |
| 5 | Matt Waxman | 1,125,000 |
| 6 | Fedor Holz | 850,000 |
| 7 | Toby Lewis | 636,000 |
| 8 | Fabian Ortiz | 1,200,000 |
The field will now redraw to three tables. This was planned to happen with 24 players left, but Thomas Petre and Farid Jattin went out in quick succession on different tables when there were 25 players left, so only 23 remain.
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