Ian Simpson started the action by raising to 26,000 from the hijack. Phillippe Vert called from the cutoff, and it was on Niall Farrell on the button. He peaked down at his cards, then thought for about 45 seconds before cutting out a three bet of 72,000, and dropping it in. Simpson folded after just a few moments of thought, and it was back to Vert. He moved all in for 422,000 total, and Farrell rechecked his hole cards, then announced call.
Vert: 
Farrell: 
Vert spiked his aces down on the felt while Farrell could only let out a big sigh. It went from bad to worse for Farrell when the flop came down 
. Farrell would now need runner runner to win the hand but the 
on the turn ended it. The meaningless river was the 
, and Vert took the double up to 865,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
865,000
555,000
|
555,000 |
|
428,000
-357,000
|
-357,000 |
|
||
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. He could not catch a ten for a straight, but it wasn't meant to be, as the board completed 
and 
. After collecting that KO, Mericer is now up to 900,000.
. Hoang was drawing to runner runner, while Tims could still pair one of his cards to win, but the turn was the 
, and the river the 
.
