Alexander Roumeliotis opened to 60,000, and Jason Mercier shoved from the button for 587,000. Both blinds folded, Roumeliotis made the call.
Roumeliotis: 
Mercier: 
The 
on the flop was good for Mercier, and he was guaranteed to double with the 
on the turn. Alexander Roumeliotis made two pair with the 
, but it still wasn't enough.
While Mercier doubled, Roumeliotis was down to just 15,000 - 4,000 of which he needed to invest as his ante. He was blind all in from the big blind the next hand, and doubled with 
through Ihar Soika's 
.
The next hand he got even richer. Soika opened to 60,000, and Dmitry Yurasov made the call. Marc-Andre Ladouceur on the button squeezed to 195,000 and Roumeliotis called all in for 57,000 from the small blind. Soika four bet to 427,000, and Yurasov and Ladouceur both folded.
Soika showed and Roumeliotis said "Yes! I don't think this could've gone any better for me" while showing 
.
The 
on the board was good for Roumeliotis, and he got his 57,000 stack back times four, plus a big blind and some antes.
"I'm back!" - Roumeliotis laughed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,254,000
394,000
|
394,000 |
|
||
|
293,000
-577,000
|
-577,000 |
, and Chidwick checked again. Vieira fired a bigger 118,000, and Chidwick called once more.
board, Ihar Soika checked, and then Dmitry Yurasov bet 75,000. Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier was next to act, and he raised all in for around 600,000. Soika and Yurasov folded, and Mercier took down the pot.
flop.
and it was off to the races for these two.
board he was able to double up.
board, PokerStars Team Online member Marc-Andre Ladouceur bet 180,000. Belarusian Ihar Soika called, and the dealer placed the 
.
made Erkenov check again, and Barer continued his aggression with a 144,000 bet. Erkenov answered with a check raise to 350,000. Barer made the call.
on the turn gave Lloveras some outs. The 
wasn't one of the cards he needed to hit, and Lloveras left the stage.
