Sorel Mizzi raised to 37,000 from under the gun, Bill Perkins called on the button and the flop fell .
Mizzi checked to Perkins who shoved for about 100,000. Mizzi called with , drawing against Perkins' . The turn gave Mizzi the lead with a pair of fours and he maintained it through the river to eliminate Perkins.
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Three players including Bryn Kenney, Sean Winter, and Fedor Holz saw a flop of . All three checked their options and allowed the to hit the felt on the turn. Kenney fired 48,000 on fourth street and Winter plopped out calling chips. Holz got out of the way, leaving the two heads up to see the on the river.
Kenney dropped out a final bet of 99,000 and Winter put out the call. Kenney showed for top two pair and that was good enough to take down the pot. Winter mucked and was left with about 152,000 in chips. Soon after, the two clashed one last time and it resulted in Winter's elimination from the tournament.
That hand gave Kenney about 1.2 million in chips and shortly thereafter he took a pot off of Justin Bonomo to up his stack to about 1.5 million.
From early position, Jason Mercier opened to 32,000. Fedor Holz called from the cutoff seat, and the flop came down . Mercier bet 29,000, and Holz raised to 80,000. Mercier folded.
On the next hand at the table, Mercier opened to 32,000 from under the gun, and Holz called from the hijack seat before the two saw the flop come out. Mercier bet 32,000, and Holz called.
The turn was the , and Mercier check-called a bet of 79,000 from Holz. After the completed the board on the river, Mercier checked, Holz bet 230,000, and Mercier folded.
Max Altergott raised from the hijack, Steve O'Dwyer called from the cutoff and Sam Greenwood called from the big blind.
The flop came down and Greenwood checked to Altergott who continued for 42,000. Only O'Dwyer called to see the turn where Altergott bet 70,000. O'Dwyer called again, landing the river to the board. Altergott shoved for about 225,000 and O'Dwyer called instantly with for aces full of tens.
Altergott mucked, securing the pot for O'Dwyer who becomes the first player to reach 2 million.
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Action folded around to Jason Mercier in the small blind and he announced that he was all in. Justin Bonomo instantly called for his own tournament life from the big blind and the cards were turned over.
Mercier:
Bonomo:
The board ran out , giving Bonomo a winning two pair to double up. The stacks were counted down and it was revealed that Mercier had Bonomo covered by just a single T1,000 chip. This amounts to half of an ante, which Mercier was forced to put in the next hand. He won that pot with his besting Fedor Holz's to survive a tiny bit longer.
On the following hand, Mercier moved all in from the cutoff. Holz completed his small blind only to have Christoph Vogelsang raise from the big blind. Holz folded and Mercier tabled against Vogelsang's . Mercier held once again, allowing him to gain that much more footing. He folded the next three hands and then doubled once again - this time earning some chips from Bryn Kenney.
Despite this wild ride, Mercier is far from feeling comfortable. He now has about 51,000 to his name which amounts to 2.5 big blinds.
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After folding three times following his last double, Jason Mercier shoved for 39,000 from the hijack. Justin Bonomo isolated with a raise from the cutoff.
Mercier:
Bonomo:
The board ran out , giving Mercier queens and tens to more than double up again. The following hand, Mercier shoved for 126,000 and received no action.
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, drawing against Perkins' 
. The 
turn gave Mizzi the lead with a pair of fours and he maintained it through the 
river to eliminate Perkins.
. All three checked their options and allowed the 
to hit the felt on the turn. Kenney fired 48,000 on fourth street and Winter plopped out calling chips. Holz got out of the way, leaving the two heads up to see the 
on the river.
for top two pair and that was good enough to take down the pot. Winter mucked and was left with about 152,000 in chips. Soon after, the two clashed one last time and it resulted in Winter's elimination from the tournament.
. Mercier bet 29,000, and Holz raised to 80,000. Mercier folded.
flop come out. Mercier bet 32,000, and Holz called.
, and Mercier check-called a bet of 79,000 from Holz. After the 
completed the board on the river, Mercier checked, Holz bet 230,000, and Mercier folded.
river to the board. Altergott shoved for about 225,000 and O'Dwyer called instantly with 
, giving Bonomo a winning two pair to double up. The stacks were counted down and it was revealed that Mercier had Bonomo covered by just a single T1,000 chip. This amounts to half of an ante, which Mercier was forced to put in the next hand. He won that pot with his 
to survive a tiny bit longer.
against Vogelsang's 
