Scott Abrams opened with a raise to 425,000 from under the gun and he'd get two callers — Steven Gee (small blind) and Jesse Sylvia (big blind). The flop came [7s][8c][10c], and it checked to Abrams who bet 750,000. Gee sat with his hand over his mouth for a moment then called the bet, and Sylvia stepped aside.

The [10h] fell on the turn. Gee checked, and Abrams didn't wait too long before betting 1.25 million. Gee thought over a minute, then called.

The river brought the [3d]. Gee checked relatively quickly, and Abrams sat with his arms folded for a few seconds, then slid out a stack of lavender chips — a bet of 1.8 million. Gee counted out chips to call and riffled them a bit, watching Abrams as he did. Then he grabbed some more and made a raise to 4.3 million total. Abrams called right away.

Gee turned over [7c][7h] for sevens full of tens, and Abrams looked at the cards for a moment before tossing his away face down.

Steven Gee	17,800,000	6,500,000
Scott Abrams	16,000,000	-6,900,000

Andras Koroknai raised to 405,000 from early positon and Marc Ladouceur defended from the big blind. The [3d][10s][4c] flop saw Ladoucer check-call a bet of 430,000, but then turned right around and check-folded to a bet of 925,000 on the [Ac] turn.

Marc Ladouceur	16,740,000	-760,000
Andras Koroknai	10,100,000	1,020,000

Greg Merson opened to 400,000 from middle position, Michael Esposito called from the cutoff, and Wilfried Harig moved all in for 2.45 million on the button. The action folded back to Merson, who re-raised, and Esposito quickly folded. The hands were opened.

Merson: [ks][jd]
Harig: [as][ac]

Merson's rail exploded when the flop fell [3d][qs][kd], giving him a pair of kings and a backdoor diamond draw.

"Diamond!" Tony Gregg yelled from the stands. "Diamond!"

The turn was not a diamond, but it was the [js], giving Merson two pair. His rail erupted, then began screaming "Hold!!!"

Merson did hold as the [7s] completed the board. Unbelievably, Merson cracked Harig's aces, eliminating him in 15th place.

Greg Merson	19,850,000	3,045,000
Wilfried Harig	0	-2,905,000

Robert Salaburu limped in from the button, Steven Gee completed, and Jesse Sylvia checked. The flop came [Jd][2h][10h] and all checked. The turn was the [Jc]. Gee led for 300,000, Sylvia folded, then Salaburu raised the minimum to 600,000. Gee called.

The river brought the [5h] and quick checks from both. Salaburu rolled over [10d][9s], and after studying for a moment Gee mucked his hand.

Robert Salaburu	23,000,000	1,240,000
Steven Gee	11,600,000	-1,000,000

It folded to Jeremy Ausmus in the small blind who raised to 500,000, Russell Thomas then reraised to 1.3 million from the big blind, and Ausmus called.

The flop came [Qc][Jh][7c] and Ausmus checked. Thomas set out a bet of 1.2 million, good enough to take it down.

Russell Thomas	16,800,000	1,450,000
Jeremy Ausmus	12,500,000	-1,300,000

Elisabeth Hille raised to 400,000 from middle position and Marc Ladouceur defended from the big blind, leading to a flop of [Jc][9c][10h]. Ladouceur took the initiative and led out for 475,000, Hille called, and the [8s] appeared on the turn.

Ladouceur proceeded to check-call a bet of 675,000, and the [Kd] peeled off on the river. After Ladouceur checked, Hille quickly reached for chips and put out a bet of 1.275 million. Her Canadian opponent thought for about a minute before sending his hand to the muck, which inspired a few in the crowd to shout, "Girl power."

Marc Ladouceur	15,635,000	-1,130,000
Elisabeth Hille	11,710,000	2,320,000

Both tables are underway, with seven players on the secondary feature table and eight at the main feature table.

On the first hand back at the secondary table, Robert Salaburu raised to 425,000 from the button, then Steven Gee reraised to 1.2 million from the small blind, getting folds from Jesse Sylvia in the big blind and Salaburu.

On the next hand, Jeremy Ausmus opened things with a raise to 425,000 from middle position, and Scott Abrams called from the big blind. The flop came [7d][4s][4c] and both checked. The turn was the [Td], and Abrams led for 525,000, getting a fold from Ausmus.

An open by Ausmus on the third hand was good enough to claim the blinds and antes.

The dinner break is over, and the cards are back in the air. There is one hour left to go in Level 32.

Final Hand Details of WSOP Main Event

With 15 player remaining, they are all on a 90-minute dinner break. Since the last break, plenty has happened and you can see the highlights by clicking on the links below.

• Percy Mahatan Eliminated in 16th Place ($369,026)
• Robert Buckenmayer Eliminated in 17th Place ($369,026)
• David Balkin Eliminated in 18th Place ($369,026)
• Jamie Robbins Eliminated in 19th Place ($294,601)
• Paul Volpe Eliminated in 20th Place ($294,601)

PokerNews will see you back here at 8:00 PM PST when the cards are back in the air.

We just had a big, tense hand happen over at the secondary feature table, the last one before the dinner break.

Jacob Balsiger opened for 400,000 from the hijack seat, then Russell Thomas reraised from the button for 1,050,000. Both blinds folded, and Balsiger sat peering across the table, his eyes moving up and down from Thomas to his stack. Finally he made the call.

The flop came monotone — [3s][Ks][7s] — and Balsiger quickly checked. Thomas didn't wait too long before betting 1.2 million, and Balsiger thought a short while before carving out the chips to call.

The turn was the [8s], putting a fourth spade on the board. Balsiger checked again, and after about a half-minute pause Thomas bet 1.6 million. Balsiger sat motionless for two minutes, then raised to 3.2 million. A minute more passed, and Thomas called.

The river brought the [10d]. Balsiger didn't wait too long before pushing out stacks of lavender chips for a bet of 3 million. After thinking a short while longer, Thomas pushed his cards to the dealer.

Jacob Balsiger	25,730,000	3,930,000
Russell Thomas	15,350,000	-5,550,000

Marc Ladouceur raised to 410,000 on the button, and Andras Koroknai moved all in from the big blind. Ladouceur mucked, and Koroknai took down the pot.

On the very next hand, Greg Merson opened to 420,000 from under the gun, and the action folded to Koroknai, who moved all in for 4.325 million from the small blind. Elisabeth Hille folded from the big blind, and Merson snapped it off.

Merson: [ah][kd]
Koroknai: [4s][4h]

The [9h][js][5s] flop was no help for Merson, and neither was the [7d] on the turn. Koroknai dodged Merson's six outs when the [5c] completed the board, doubling to 9.91 million.

Merson is still very healthy with 16.935 million.

Greg Merson	16,935,000	-4,395,000
Andras Koroknai	9,910,000	6,310,000

Greg Merson raised to 400,000 from middle position only to have Wilfried Harig three-bet to 960,000 from the button. The blinds both got out of the way and Merson made the call.

Both players proceeded to check the [8h][9c][6d] flop, bringing about the [Js] turn. Merson led out for 1.05 million, Harig called, and the [5h] peeled off on the river. Merson took a moment before announcing that he was all in for 8.385 million, and Harig snap-called.

Merson slapped down [Qd][10d] for the nuts, and his cheering section erupted; meanwhile, a shell-shocked Harig revealed [Ah][7h] for the inferior nine-high straight.

Greg Merson	21,330,000	11,680,000
Wilfried Harig	2,935,000	-10,845,000

Robert Salaburu opened for 420,000 from the hijack seat and got three callers — Steven Gee (cutoff), Scott Abrams (button), and Jacob Balsiger (big blind).

The flop came [2d][4d][6h]. It checked to Salaburu who bet 595,000, Gee folded, then Abrams raised to 1.7 million, enough to get folds all around.

Robert Salaburu	23,400,000	-1,100,000
Scott Abrams	21,000,000	900,000

Marc Ladouceur opened to 430,000 from early position, and Elisabeth Hille three-bet to 935,000 from the cutoff seat. The button and blinds released, and Ladouceur four-bet to 1.53 million. Hille moved all in, and Ladouceur quickly folded.

Marc Ladouceur	17,080,000	-2,395,000
Elisabeth Hille	8,830,000	1,980,000

Percy Mahatan opened with a raise to 430,000 from the hijack seat and got a single caller in Robert Salaburu in the big blind. The flop came [Kd][9d][5h]. Salaburu checked, and when Mahatan fired a continuation bet, Salaburu stuck around. The turn then brought the [7h] and an all-in push from Salaburu, which Mahatan called.

Salaburu: [9s][7s]
Mahatan: [Qs][Qh]

Salaburu's turned two pair were best, and after the [4c] river they remained so. Mahatan is out in 16th, having earned $369,026 for his Main Event run.

Robert Salaburu	24,500,000	4,200,000
Percy Mahatan	0	-3,900,000

After the elimination of David Balkin and then Robert Buckenmayer, Gaelle Baumann has been moved off the Secondary Feature Table to the ESPN Main Stage. Here's the current seat draw.

Wilfried Harig raised to 400,000 from early position only to have Robert Buckenmayer move all in from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and Harig made the call.

Showdown
Buckenmayer: [Ah][Qh]
Harig: [Ac][Kh]

Buckenmayer was in bad shape and in need of some help, but he would find none as the board ran out [4d][7s][5s][9h][6c]. With that, Buckenmayer was eliminated in 17th place. That means just two players remaining in the field are over the age of 40 in Steven Gee and Michael Esposito.

Wilfried Harig	13,780,000	6,321,000
Robert Buckenmayer	0	-3,645,000

After folding through one orbit's worth of hands at the secondary feature table, Gaelle Baumann moved all in from the button and got no takers from the blinds. Soon after that one, she was moved over to the main feature table.

Gaelle Baumann

3,550,000

600,000