Jason Mercier limped in from the small blind and big blind Steve O'Dwyer raised to 52,000. Mercier called and check-called 44,000 on 
. Both players checked the 
on the turn and 
on the river.
Mercier showed 
. O'Dwyer said "I'm embarrassed to show this" before revealing 
which earned him the pot.
Nick Petrangelo opened under the gun for 37,000 and Steve O'Dwyer in middle position called. Petrangelo bet 35,000 on 
and 66,000 on the 
turn. O'Dwyer called both times and saw Petrangelo check to him on the 
river. O'Dwyer needed some extra time (and a time bank chip) before he decided to bet 195,000. Petrangelo folded.
Level: 13
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
The players are on a 75-minute dinner break. A visual chip count with the courtesy of the dealers:
| Seat | Player | Chip Count | Table 2 | Chip Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver Weis | 515,000 | Steve O'Dwyer | 929,000 | |
| 2 | Alexander Uskov | 365,000 | - | - | |
| 3 | Mikita Badziakouski | 348,000 | Jean-Noel Thorel | 757,000 | |
| 4 | Daniel Dvoress | 294,000 | John Juanda | 423,000 | |
| 5 | Philipp Gruissem | 720,000 | Joao Simao | 387,000 | |
| 6 | David Peters | 1,560,000 | Fedor Holz | 338,000 | |
| 7 | Rafael Moraes | 348,000 | Nick Petrangelo | 500,000 | |
| 8 | Justin Bonomo | 366,000 | Jason Mercier | 525,000 |
David Peters opened under the gun for 27,000 and big blind Philipp Gruissem defended. Gruissem check-called 40,000 on the 
flop before both of them checked the turn.
So far, the pot wasn't all that big, but that would change on the river.
The 
completed the board and Gruissem checked again. Peters bet 115,000 and action was on Gruissem. The German high-roller tanked, needed some extra time and used a time bank chip to get it. After just a bit more, Gruissem check-raised to 375,000.
Peters needed some time as well but eventually called. Gruissem showed 
, the pot went to Peters who tabled 
.
| Seat | Table 1 | Table 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver Weis | Steve O'Dwyer |
| 2 | Alexander Uskov | - |
| 3 | Mikita Badziakouski | Jean-Noel Thorel |
| 4 | Daniel Dvoress | John Juanda |
| 5 | Philipp Gruissem | Joao Simao |
| 6 | David Peters | Fedor Holz |
| 7 | Rafael Moraes | Nick Petrangelo |
| 8 | Justin Bonomo | Jason Mercier |
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Jan Eric Schwippert check-raised a flop of 
with 
and called Steve O'Dwyer's shove that followed. O'Dwyer had flopped a wheel with 
and Schwippert did not improve.
The German left the table but was called back as he still had some chips left. The next hand, he got it in three-way.
Joao Simao (big blind) and Alexander Kharkov (under the gun) checked the 
flop and Simao bet 33,000 on the 
turn. Kharkov called and saw Simao check on the 
river. Kharkov bet 125,000 and Simao called after his clock ran down to 4 seconds.
Jan Eric Schwippert: 
Alexander Kharkov: 
Joao Simao: 
Simao just about doubled up, Schwippert tripled.
Daniel Monosson (hijack) got his chips in the middle before the flop against his neighbor Alexander Uskov (cutoff).
Things were looking a bit bleak for the American upon showdown.
Alexander Uskov: 
Daniel Monosson:
Monosson asked for an ace but would get none: 
. Down and out for Monosson, an above average stack for Uskov.
Level: 12
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
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