Jason Mercier raised under the gun plus one to 240,000 and folded when David Einhorn three-bet him to 600,000. On the very next hand Mercier was under the gun and raised again up to 240,000.
This time the action was folded to Sam Trickett who called from the small blind.
The flop came down 
and Trickett check-called a small 185,0000-chip bet.
The turn was the 
and both players checked. The river was the 
and Trickett lead out for 475,000. Mercier gave it some thought but ended up folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,850,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
||
|
8,250,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
. After a check from Bulychev and Najout, Rast bet 500,000. Bulychev folded and Banjout check-raised to 1.6 million. Rast folded and Banjout won the pot.
and Gruissem checked to Hellmuth who fired out 350,000. Rast made the call and Gruissem folded.
and Hellmuth checked to Rast who bet out 650,000. Hellmuth called and the river brought out the 
.
and Smirnov bet 425,000. Laliberté decided to raise it up to 1,425,000, and it was back on Smirnov. The Russian player moved all in for right around 3.7 million and the host of this amazing event made the call.
and Mercier check-called a bet of 625,000 from Yong before seeing the 
land on the turn. Both checked and they also checked the 
and Yong the 
for a set of deuces and Banjout mucked.
, and Smirnov stayed alive.
