Mercier:
Petersen:
The flop was a whopper for the EPT San Remo winner Mercier,
, ending Petersen's chance right there.The turn and river came the
then the
and Mercier is up to around 89,000.
, ending Petersen's chance right there.
then the
and Mercier is up to around 89,000.

, while Smith had 
. 



, giving Liu a wheel. "Sorry," said Liu to Smith, shaking her head.
.
. Batista was eliminated on the hand and Ashby moved up to 65,000.



, Steven Weusten bet his last 21,000 and Goldberg called. Weusten showed 
for trips, while Goldberg held 
. The river was the
, and Weusten was up to 122,000.



, Goldberg checked, Grospellier bet 21,000, Goldberg check-raised to 45,000, and Grospellier called.
for the rivered flush, but Grospellier had 
-- similar to the hand with which Goldberg had just lost, and good enough for a better flush here. Grospellier is way up to 260,000, while Goldberg has fallen to 55,000.
.
. It gave Wiklund trip aces and Binger the flush. Wiklund would need to pair the board or his jack to win the hand.
and just like that Wiklund was able to steal the hand back on the river and double up.


, Alan Smurfit just shoved his last 17,500 with 
. Jonathan Aguiar made the call with 
.
and Smurfit was in need of help. However, the river brought the
, giving Smurfit the straight and continued life in the tourney. He's doubled to just under 40,000.
when Stephen Pearce shoved all in for 19,000. The big blind, Jan Forsman, wasted little time in calling and tabled
.
and was eliminated just out of the money.


. McCormack checked, Romanello bet 4,200, McCormack raised to 21,000, and Romanello reraised all in. McCormack snap-called, showing 
for the nut flush draw. Romanello turned over 
for two pair.
and Romanello was still ahead. The river brought the
, and Romanello initially clapped his hands, seeing the flush had not arrived. Then he saw that ten had made McCormack a straight. "Aw, shit," said Romanello. 

. Lester checked, Hamnett bet 6,000, then Lester check-raised to 20,000. Hamnett called.
. Lester pushed his remaining 51,000, and Hamnett made the call. Lester showed 
for top pair, but Hamnett had flopped a set with his 
. The river was the
, and Lester is out.