Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 1 | Igor Kurganov | 80,000 |
| 52 | 2 | Kristijonas Andrulis | 180,000 |
| 52 | 3 | Justin Bonomo | 106,000 |
| 52 | 4 | Evgeny Chernyshev | 96,000 |
| 52 | 5 | Govert Metaal | 288,000 |
| 52 | 6 | Igor Yaroshevskyy | 196,000 |
| 52 | 7 | Eugene Katchalov | 107,000 |
| 52 | 8 | Luca Pagano | 85,000 |
| 53 | 1 | John Duthie | 187,000 |
| 53 | 2 | Joel Nordkvist | 47,000 |
| 53 | 3 | Keven Stammen | 290,000 |
| 53 | 4 | Kent Roed | 100,000 |
| 53 | 5 | Joseph Cheong | 340,000 |
| 53 | 6 | Mikalai Pobal | 75,000 |
| 53 | 7 | Carlo Savinelli | 155,000 |
| 53 | 8 | Dan O'Brien | 220,000 |
| 54 | 1 | Alexander Kopylkov | 218,000 |
| 54 | 2 | Brandon Barnes | 300,000 |
| 54 | 3 | Franck Kalfon | 115,000 |
| 54 | 4 | Benny Spindler | 315,000 |
| 54 | 5 | Andrey Bondar | 175,000 |
| 54 | 6 | Philipp Gruissem | 290,000 |
| 54 | 7 | Christophe Benzimra | 90,000 |
| 54 | 8 | Michael Tureniec | 87,000 |
, and he was up against the 
for Metaal.
, and it was Metaal's straight that busted the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event champion.
, Joe Kuether check-called all in against Brandon Barnes for his last 83,600. Barnes held the 
for a straight to beat Kuether's 
and send him to the rail.
, Team PokerStars Pro Jonathan Duhamel put out a big bet of 90,000, which was enough to cover Govert Metaal, who was sitting on the button with 70,400.
flush bested Duhamel's 
. With that, Metaal doubled to the chip lead while Duhamel was left with just 24,500.
. With that, Gruissem has chipped up to 335,000, most of which came in this level.
, Brandon Barnes moved all in and put the pressure on Todd Terry, who had just 44,200 behind. Terry thought long and hard before tossing in what seemed like a resigned call, but ended up mucking when Barnes rolled over 
