| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jason Mercier |
| 1 | 2 | Steve O'Dwyer |
| 1 | 3 | Byron Kaverman |
| 1 | 4 | Rainer Kempe |
| 1 | 5 | Ricardo Alvarado |
| 1 | 6 | Julian Stuer |
| 1 | 7 | Jason Wheeler |
| 1 | 8 | Ike Haxton |
| 2 | 1 | Niko Soininen |
| 2 | 2 | Senh Ung |
| 2 | 3 | Dario Sammartino |
| 2 | 4 | Christopher Frank |
| 2 | 5 | Jean-Noel Thorel |
| 2 | 6 | Vlado Banicevic |
| 2 | 7 | Jussi Nevanlinna |
| 2 | 8 | Ilari Sahamies |
Niko Soininen opened to 60,000 from early position and Mukul Pahuja defended his big blind to see the flop 
. Pahuja check-raised all in with 
for around 300,000 chips and Soininen called with 
.
The better kicker held up on 
turn and 
river and Pahuja headed to the payout desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,240,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
Busted |
The previous hand, Jason Mercier moved all in from the small blind and Jussi Nevanlinna folded. Then Mercier asked for the stack of the player in the big blind as well and raised to 325,000. Nevanlinna called all in for 296,000 with 
from the small blind and Mercier only had 
.
The board ran out 
and Nevanlinna doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
||
|
730,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
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It folded around to Juha Helppi in the small blind and he jammed in his last 500,000.
Jason Mercier made the quick call from the big blind and was in dominating position with the 
over Helppi's 
.
The board rolled out 
and Helppi made the second best straight to Mercier's Broadway.
With his elimination the remaining players are all in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
On the river of a 
board, Christopher Frank bet 180,000 and Julian Stuer called to show 
for a straight to win the hand. Frank only had 
and the former chip leader dropped to just over half a million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,450,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
540,000
-360,000
|
-360,000 |
On the pure bubble, Steve O'Dwyer raised from early position and Dario Sammartino moved all in for 363,000 from the button. The action folded to Mukul Pahuja in the big blind and he moved all in over the top to get O'Dwyer out of the pot.
Pahuja:
Sammartino: 
The Italian was way behind but found some magic on the flop 
. The turn gave Pahuja some more outs, yet the 
river bricked and Sammartino doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
780,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
|
|
390,000
-410,000
|
-410,000 |
Niko Soininen was the initial raiser from late position and got called by Byron Kaverman. On the river of an ace-high board with three hearts, Kaverman checked and Soininen bet 75,000. Kaverman tank-called and was shown 
for the nut flush to drop some chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,000,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
780,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
The money bubble is now imminent, as Dan Smith has been eliminated. Ike Haxton opened to 60,000 from the cutoff and Smith moved all in for 135,000. The other tables finished their action and Haxton cut out the exact chips for the all in. "Oh, that's not a good sign," table neighbor Jason Wheeler added.
Haxton: 
Smith:
The 
flop changed nothing and Smith pointed towards his ace when the fell on the turn. Instead it was the 
on the river that gave Haxton a set and Smith the way out of the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
800,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
The field has been reduced to its final 19 hopefuls. Byron Kaverman opened from the cutoff and then called the shove of Jonathan Roy for exactly 150,000 from one seat over. All other tables finished their hands and they proceeded with the showdown.
Roy:
Kaverman:
The flop fell 
and Kaverman picked up a double gutshot straight draw. Sure enough the came right on the turn and the river bricked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
940,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
Busted |
