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David Mercer raised from the cut off to 21,000 and was re raised by Eric Ladny to 45,000. Mercer made the call to put himself all in for 43,000.
Mercer: 
Ladny: 
The flop ran out 
to put Mercer ahead. The turn brought the 
and the 
showed up on the river.
Mercer doubled up to 92,000 and Ladny dropped down to 132,000.
Tommy Felice raised to 21,000 pre flop and was re raised to 68,000 by Luke Marsh. Felice made the all in call.
Felice: 
Marsh: 
The board ran out 
.
Marsh is now down to 67,000.
Ted Lawson opened to 17,000 only to have Allen Kessler slid in 80,000 from the button - and although it was an over-pot bet - the dealer let it stand as Lawson went into the tank.
"You got ace-king down there sir?" asked Lawson in the direction of Kessler.
Kessler refused to respond.
Eventually Lawson would muck his hand while slipping to 73,000 as Kessler climbs to just over 110,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
113,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
||
|
73,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
||
Ali Eslami limped in on the button and Luke Marsh raised all in from the small blind for 24,000. Eslami made the call.
The flop ran out 
. Marsh moved all in for his remaining 38,000 and Eslami made the call.
Eslami flipped up 
and Marsh showed 
. The fell on the turn and the fell on the river.
Eslami is now up to 213,000 in chips.
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 0
Eric Ladny got all his chips in pre flop against Brian Rast. Ladny flipped up 
and Rast flipped up 
.
The flop was beautiful for Rast as it fell 
. The fell on the turn and the river brought the .
Rast now sits with 735,000 in front of him and is the chip leader.
John Gordon raised from late position to 13,000 and was re raised to 35,000 from Daisuke Endo in the small blind. Gordon made the call and the flop came .
Endo bet 50,000 and Gordon flat called. The fell on the turn. Endo checked, Gordon raised all in for 103,000 and Endo called. Gordon showed 
and Endo showed .
The fell on the river and Gordon chipped up to around 400,000.
Jeremy Vaughn started the action by raising to 20,000 and Randall Flowers re raised to over 60,000. Vaughn then re raised Flowers all in and he called.
Flowers: 
Vaughn: 
The board ran out 
.
Vaughn now sits with 210,000 in chips. We have 18 players left.
Table 1
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Paasonen |
| 2 | Nick Davies |
| 3 | David Mercer |
| 4 | Andrew Cohen |
| 5 | Daisuke Endo |
| 6 | Elias Brussianos |
| 7 | Ted Lawson |
| 8 | John Gordon |
| 9 | Brian Rast |
Table 2
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ali Eslami |
| 2 | Christian Harder |
| 3 | Allen Kessler |
| 4 | Ronald Lee |
| 5 | Dajuan Whorley |
| 6 | Jeremy Vaughn |
| 7 | Ariel Celestino |
| 8 | Charles Ritchie |
| 9 | Tommy Felice |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
||
|
370,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
280,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
255,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
|
240,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
|
225,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
225,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
175,000
-38,000
|
-38,000 |
|
|
||
|
170,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
111,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
||
|
110,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
100,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
|
60,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
60,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
||
|
60,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
|
58,000
-42,000
|
-42,000 |
|
|
||
|
47,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
