Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
The pot had about 10,000 in it on a board reading 
. The player in the hijack led out for 3,400 and Mercier called.
The turn was the 
. The hijack led out again, this time for 5,200. Mercier thought about it for a moment and after taking a look at his opponent's stack decided to call again.
The river was the 
. The hijack immediately moved all in for 9,200 and Mercier snap-called, tabling 
for a full house, fours full of fives. His opponent flashed 
for two pair, queens and fives before sending them into the muck on his way to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
||
, the big blind led out for 2,000 and Nick Petrangelo called from the cutoff. 
and the big blind led out for 7,000 this time. Petrangelo called again. 
. The big blind led out for a third time and bet 10,000. Petrangelo raised enough to put his opponent to the test for his remaining 18,000 in chips. He called and Petrangelo tabled 
for the nuts and his opponent showed 
to get back some breathing room, but would fall the next hand.
flop already had one table mate say "Oh oh!", and the 
followed soon after to make things official for Luca. He was out, the 
spiked on the turn to give him back the lead. The 
, with about 5,000 in the pot, Negreanu led out for 3,000. 
