Terrence Chan got the last of his chips in on the flop against Jason Mercier with the board reading . Mercier showed and Chan held . Mercier's ace high was ahead, and Chan would need help. Unfortunately for Chan, neither the no the turn nor the on the river connected with his hole cards, and he has been eliminated.
Meanwhile, at another table, Harrison Wilder has also busted out of the tournament.
Slavko Todorovic, who started Day 2 second in chips, got the last of his chips in the middle preflop against Dom Denotaristefani, and the players revealed their cards:
Todorovic:
Denotaristefani:
The board ran out , and Denotaristefani won the hand with his pair of aces. Todorovic has been eliminated.
Dom Denotaristefani checked to Richard Lyndacker on the flop with the board reading . Lyndacker bet, and Denotaristefani check-raised. Lyndacker called, and the fell on the turn. Denotaristefani bet out, and Lyndacker's raise put him all in. Denotaristefani called and tabled . Lyndacker held , and he was drawing dead to Denotaristefani's set of eights. The river was a meaningless , and Lyndacker was eliminated. Denotaristefani has been on a hot streak and is now up to 109,000 in chips.
Paul Sokoloff raised preflop, and Greg Mueller called from the big blind. Mueller check called Sokoloff's bet when the flop came , and Mueller then bet out on the turn. Sokoloff raised, and Mueller called. The river was the , and Mueller bet out again. Sokoloff raised, and Mueller three-bet. After Sokoloff called, Mueller tabled for a straight flush, and he raked in the pot.
The dinner break is minutes away, but Jason Mercier won't be making it. He was recently eliminated when he ran into the of Brent Wheeler. Fortunately for Mercier, and those of you who can't get enough poker updates, Event #39: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better started a few hours ago and registration is still open.