Jason Mercier Out 16th; Luke Graham Out 17th; New Chipleader Nghia Le Has 1.23M

Nghia Le raises from middle position to 22,000, Jason Mercier (pictured above) moves all in from the hijack for about 290,000, and Luke Graham (pictured below) tanks for a while in the big blind before calling all in for about 135,000. Le calls, covering both players.

Here are their cards, in descending order of chip counts:

Nghia Le:  [QhQs]
Jason Mercier:  [AsKd]
Luke Graham:  [7c7d]

The board comes [Qd9c3s5hAh], and Le wins the pot with a flopped set of queens to eliminate both players from the tournament. Mercier receives the higher finish since he started the hand with more chips.

Nghia Le  –  1,230,000  (123 bb)
Jason Mercier  –  Out in 16th Place  ($9,722)
Luke Graham  –  Out in 17th Place  ($9,722)