The action was opened by a player in middle position, and David Meyer was on the button. He three-bet to 13,500, which was called by his opponent.
The flop came , and Meyer bet 13,000 once it was checked to him. His opponent called, and the two players saw the hit the turn. That caused both players to check to the river. Again, his opponent checked, and Meyer bet 21,000. When his opponent called, Meyer tabled .
"I thought you were full of shit," his opponent said, but, indeed, Meyer flopped the nuts and maintained the best hand throughout.
There was an open from early position for 4,200 before it got to Jason Mercier, who raised to 18,300. The blinds folded, and the original raiser called.
The flop was , and both players checked. The turn card was the , and when it was checked to Mercier for a second time, he bet 9,200. That got a call, and the river was checked to Mercier again. A bet of 28,500 from the five-time WSOP bracelet winner took the pot.
Out of the small blind, Kou Vang shoved for his last 36,500, and the big blind called and tabled . Vang had the slightly superior pocket pair in and held up, thanks to a board of . The same table also features one of the current chip leaders with around 360 players remaining, and that is Ryan Drossel.
Along with Alexander Lynskey and Maurice Hawkins, they are the men to beat right now in the penultimate level of the day.
Brennan Benglis was the biggest stack at his table for a short while, but Emil Lukac just took over the role after scooping a big pot against Dmitry Yurasov. The board was already completed and showed , and Yurasov checked out of the small blind with some 80,000 in the pot.
Lukac was in the big blind and bet 43,000. After plenty of consideration, Yurasov tossed in the chips for the call and was shown for a straight by Lukac. That knocked down Yurasov below the average with fewer than 350 players remaining, and their table is one of the next to break.
[Removed:342] has been spicing up the table with her aggressive play, and now she has some chips with which to splash around, as well.
In a recent pot, the board read , and [Removed:343] bet, only to be raised by her opponent to 25,000. [Removed:343] called, and the river was the . [Removed:343] checked, and her opponent moved all in. Unsure of who had more chips, [Removed:343] made a quick call.
Her opponent tabled , and [Removed:343] showed for two pair, as the eyes of other players opened wider and wider in shock at what they just saw. [Removed:343] had plenty of chips in her stack for the dealer to count, so she quickly took off to the restroom. It turned out [Removed:343] had 65,500, and she was the player at risk, so she received a full double-up and will have a big stack when she returns.
The tournament is currently reading 342 players remaining, and Maurice Hawkins leads them all as the first player to cross the 500,000-chip mark. Hawkins has been having himself a great time, dancing around the table, joking with other players, and he's been crushing on the felt, as well. There are many other notables still alive in the Marathon event; below are some updated stacks:
[Removed:342] limped under the gun for 2,000, and the player next to her raised to 7,500. A third player called, leaving about the same behind. Action was then on Adrian Mateos in the small blind, who raised to 26,000. That raise didn’t deter [Removed:343], who called. The original raiser folded, and the other player called all in for less.
The flop was and a check from Mateos saw [Removed:343] bet 25,000. Mateos mucked.
The all in player had , but [Removed:343] tabled .
The turn was the and the river the , and [Removed:343] won the pot with queens up.
Julian Stuer raised from the cutoff and ended up firing all three streets on a board of . Caroline Dupre in the big blind called the first two bets and checked the river, then faced a bet worth 26,000 by Stuer. Dupre called, and Stuer mucked to forfeit the pot, but the German still remains among the bigger stacks in the room.
Niall Farrell, on the same table, has recovered nicely, as well, and sits on an above-average stack.
With Level 11 drawing to a close and one more 100-minute level to play after the final break of the night, there are 324 players still remaining and 264 places getting paid.
The discussion on several tables has turned to whether or not the money bubble will burst tonight
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, and Meyer bet 13,000 once it was checked to him. His opponent called, and the two players saw the 
hit the turn. That caused both players to check to the 
river. Again, his opponent checked, and Meyer bet 21,000. When his opponent called, Meyer tabled 
.
, and both players checked. The turn card was the 
, and when it was checked to Mercier for a second time, he bet 9,200. That got a call, and the 
river was checked to Mercier again. A bet of 28,500 from the five-time WSOP bracelet winner took the pot.
. Vang had the slightly superior pocket pair in 
and held up, thanks to a board of 
, and Yurasov checked out of the small blind with some 80,000 in the pot.
. [Removed:343] checked, and her opponent moved all in. Unsure of who had more chips, [Removed:343] made a quick call. 
, and [Removed:343] showed 
and the river the 
, and [Removed:343] won the pot with queens up.
. Caroline Dupre in the big blind called the first two bets and checked the river, then faced a bet worth 26,000 by Stuer. Dupre called, and Stuer mucked to forfeit the pot, but the German still remains among the bigger stacks in the room.
