The final 25 players are moving their chips into the Gold Section of Paris before going on their 15-minute break.
The final 25 players are moving their chips into the Gold Section of Paris before going on their 15-minute break.
Justin Liberto opened to 25,000 under the gun before Jerry Wong jammed for 237,000 on his direct left, and Liberto called.
Liberto stood pat and Wong took one.
Jerry Wong: 8x7x6x3x
Justin Liberto: 10x9x7x4x2x
Wong was drawing for his tournament life and he was able to find a 4x to make his eight and survive.
Charlton Hawes opened to 30,000 under the gun before Stephen Hubbard three-bet to 80,000 from the hijack. Hawes moved all-in for 365,000 and Hubbard confirmed the count before he put in the call.
Hawes drew one and Hubbard stood pat.
Charlton Hawes: 7x4x3x2x
Stephen Hubbard: 10x6x5x4x3x
Hawes had a wheel draw against Hubbard's pat ten. Hawes needed to draw to a winner, but he peeled a Jx and was eliminated in 26th place.
Justin Liberto moved all in from late position for 113,000 and in the big blind, Hye Park called.
Park drew one and Liberto stood pat.
Justin Liberto: Jx9x8x6x4x
Hye Park: 10x9x3x2x Xx
Liberto's jack held up as Park turned over a 10x to pair up.
Jon Kyte opened to 30,000 from the cutoff before Gabriel Paul three-bet to 95,000 on the button. In the big blind, Chris Brewer moved all-in for 836,000. Kyte quickly got out of the way but Paul put in the call with the covering stack.
Both players stood pat.
Chris Brewer: 9x8x7x6x3x
Gabriel Paul: 8x7x5x4x2x
Paul's dealt eight was best and he scooped a massive pot to become the chipleader.
Action was picked up in an all in pot that saw Caitlin Comeskey in the cutoff and Tal Avivi in the small blind all in after the first draw with Avivi at risk for 588,000.
Tal Avivi: 9x6x5x3x2x
Caitlin Comeskey: 8x7x6x3x Xx
Comeskey peeled over a 3x to pair up and Avivi stood up and clapped his hands to see his nine hold up.
A few hands later, Comeskey final 12,000 disappeared as she was eliminated from the tournament.
Per Hildebrand raised to 30,000 from the hijack and Justin Liberto called in the cutoff.
Both players drew one.
Hildebrand checked over to Liberto who bet 43,000 and Hildebrand called.
"Ten," said Liberto, but Hildebrand turned over 9x7x6x5x2x for a nine-seven to take down the pot.
John Hardie opened on the button before Dylan Smith jammed from the big blind covering, and Hardie called off his roughly 220,000 stack.
Smith stood pat and Hardie went into the tank before he elected to break and draw one.
John Hardie: 9x7x3x2x
Dylan Smith: Jx10x5x4x2x
Hardie peeled a four-side diamond, giving himself a fifty-fifty to survive. However, it was the 9♦, and he paired to be eliminated.
Jason Mercier moved all in for 95,000 from the hijack and Brian Breck called on the button to see everyone else fold.
Mercier drew one while Breck stood pat to show Mercier bad news.
Jason Mercier 9x6x5x4x Xx
Brian Breck: 8x6x5x3x2x
Breck showed number seven and Mercier was drawing dead to beat it with a nine-draw. He turned over a 3x to make nine-six but it was no use and the WSOP bracelet winner was eliminated from the tournament.