Mercier Adds More
We're on the bubble, and Jason Mercier just took down a pot versus Philipp Gruissem.
On at 
flop Gruissem check-called 9,500 and the turn brought the 
. The German pro now check-called 24,500 after which the river was the 
.
Gruissem grabbed chips and bet 36,000. Mercier called right away and got shown 
. Mercier showed 
and took down the pot with a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
602,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
||
|
154,000
-83,000
|
-83,000 |
|
||
turn. Masquelier needed either a jack or queen in order to burst the bubble, and while the river was paint, it was the useless 
.
and Cheong retained his lead. It wouldn't be an exciting bubble hand without a sweat, however, and the 
on the turn did just that. Sylvia needed to catch a diamond or an ace to stay alive in the tournament. Unfortunately for Sylvia the 
came down on fifth street and he was forced to settle for the title of bubble boy.
of Eugene Katchalov. The board ran out clean and Bonomo exited in 48th place.
, and due to a rivered straight the pot was shipped to Negreanu. Weinman finished in 47th place and they will start dropping fast now.
, and Lewis doubled up. Fox took a huge hit and is now one of the short stacks.
. Wouldn't you know it, the 
appeared on the turn to deliver him an open-ended straight draw and a bunch of new outs. Unfortunately for Negreanu, the 
against Vladimir Troyanovskiy's 
