Level 16
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Steve Buell raised in early position to 9,000, Bradley Mercer called next to act and Dragon Lunic called on the button before the blinds got out of the way.
The dealer spread a flop of 
and Buell continued for 14,000 which Mercer called and Lunic folded to.
The 
on the turn got checked through to see the 
on the river where Buell led out for 7,000 and after a short pause Mercer raised to 27,000. Buell took a few moments before throwing in the chips to call and being shown the bad news when Mercer tabled 
for a flush on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
358,000
134,500
|
134,500 |
|
250,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
151,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
, Shiya Dudani bet 30,000 and was called by Joel Casper. 
. Dudani slowed down and checked which allowed Casper to fire a bet of 23,000. Dudani checked his cards and thought a few moments before electing to fold.
giving him a full house and the turn 
left Brookshire drawing dead and the dealer put out the 
on the river as a formality.
. Golla moved all in to put the remaining short stack of Boatman at risk. Boatman folded after a few seconds and Golla pulled in the pot after a successful use of pressure.
Johnson check-called a bet of 25,000 from Karp.
and Johnson check-called once again, this time a bet of 51,000 from Karp.
. The pot was about 60,000. John Simon put a stack of the large chips into the middle to force Benjamin Lin all in with the money bubble looming.
