Yuhong Liu raised to 210,000 from under the gun and Marco Johnson jammed all in for 470,000 on the button to see action fold back around to Liu who called.
Marco Johnson: A♠J♦6♦3♠ 
Yuhong Liu: A♥10♦9♠2♥
Johnson sighed as the flop rolled out 9♥9♦5♥ to leave Johnson in rough shape, but his tone became more positive on the runout of Q♦8♦ which gave him a flush to best Liu's three nines.
Nino Pansier raised to 210,000 from the hijack and Justin Liberto called in the small blind.
The flop rolled out A♠A♥10♥ and Liberto check-called a bet of 130,000 from Pansier.
Both players checked the turn 10♠ to the river 7♣ to see Liberto bet 390,000 to see Pansier call.
“Ace-jack,” said Liberto as he turned over A♦J♣8♥3♦ which was good for the pot.
Jarod Minghini opened to 150,000 under the gun and Marco Johnson flatted on his left. In the big blind, Matthew Schreiber potted to 630,000 and only Minghini called.
On the 9♠7♦4♠ flop, Schreiber jammed for 805,000 and Minghini called.
Matthew Schreiber: A♥5♥3♠2♠
Jarod Minghini: A♠K♥5♠4♥
Minghini had the better flush draw and Schreiber the better low draw. The J♠ turn completed the flush but the 8♣ river completed the low, and the pot was chopped.
Jason Mercier potted on the button to 210,000 see Matthew Beinner repot in the big blind and Mercier called his last 5,000 behind.
Jason Mercier: Q♥10♦5♥4♦
Matthew Beinner: K♣8♣3♣2♠
The board ran out K♠Q♦9♠7♣A♥ and the pair of kings was good for the pot to eliminate Mercier from the tournament.
Level: 25
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
The final 12 players are taking another 15-minute break.
Play resumes in Level 25 with blinds of 30,000/60,000 and an average stack of 1,950,000 (33 BB).
Jason Mercier opened the button to 120,000 and Matthew Beinner defended his big blind.
Beinner check-called a bet of 140,000 on the Q♣J♠10♠ flop.
The 5♠ turn checked through to the 2♥ river as Beinner led for 175,000, and Mercier called after a small tank. Beinner tabled A♥Q♠5♦4♠ for a queen-high flush to win, leaving Mercier on a short stack.
Benjamin Miner potted to 175,000 in the hijack and Marco Johnson called in the big blind.
On the 10♥7♦2♠ flop, Miner's final 145,000 was in the middle and he was at risk.
Benjamin Miner: A♦A♣J♣5♥
Marco Johnson: A♠6♦4♣2♦
The board ran out 7♣K♣, leaving Miner's aces best for the double.
A couple hands later, Yuhong Liu limped under the gun before Marco Johnson potted to 225,000 from the button, and Liu called. Johnson's last 55,000 was in the middle on the flop.
Marco Johnson: J♦J♣3♠2♥
Yuhong Liu: Q♦J♠9♦8♠
The board ran out 7♣4♣2♣A♣9♥ and Johnson's jacks were best to double.
Nick Guagenti raised to 175,000 from under the gun and Justin Liberto defended in the big blind.
The flop rolled out 5♠4♠3♦ and Liberto check-called a jam of 70,000 from Guagenti.
Nick Guagenti: 7♥5♣4♥3♥
Justin Liberto: J♥10♦6♥2♦
Liberto had flopped a six-high straight and it held up for both halves of the pot on the runout of 7♦A♣ to eliminate the WSOP bracelet winner from the tournament.
Nathan Gamble raised to 125,000 from under the gun to see Benjamin Miner in the hijack and Marco Johnson in the big blind call.
The flop rolled out 6♣5♥5♠ and Johnson jammed for 275,000 to see Gamble repot and Miner called for his last 600,000.
Marco Johnson: Q♠J♣10♠5♣
Benjamin Miner: A♠3♥2♥2♦
Nathan Gamble: A♦K♥K♦2♠
Johnson's three fives held up for high on the runout of 6♦7♣ while Miner and Gamble both got a quarter of the main pot with the same low. Miner was quartered a second time in the side pot with Gamble's kings holding up for the high.
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