From under the gun, Huck Seed raised to 48,000. Gavin Smith called from the small blind and the flop was 
. Both players checked to see the 
fall on the turn. Smith checked, Seed bet 70,000 and Smith called.
The 
completed the board and Smith checked. Seed began to cut out a bet of 200,000 and Smith folded midway through.
Hasan Habib raised to 52,000 and Erik Seidel called in position. The flop produced the 
and Habib bet 55,000. Seidel called to see the 
land on the turn. Habib checked and then folded to Seidel's 100,000-chip bet.
Jason Mercier raised to 53,000 from the small blind after action folded to him, attacking Huck Seed's big blind. Seed called and the flop came down 
. Mercier fired 46,000 and Seed flatted.
The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the 
and Mercier bet 72,000. It wasn't much of a contest as Seed quickly folded and Mercier won the pot.
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Huck Seed had almost 900,000 and got all of his chips in preflop against Jason Mercier. He held 
against the 
of Mercier with his tournament life at risk.
The flop was 
and Mercier's rail, about 15 to 20 deep, let out a loud roar. That was followed shortly by repeated "Yeahhhpp" and "Yuphs" from Vanessa Selbst, Dan O'Brien, Brent Hanks and company.
Seed found no help on the turn and 
river and exits as our 6th place finisher.
We picked up the action on the 
flop with Chino Rheem having checked to Hasan Habib. Habib bet 55,000 and Rheem check-raised to 142,000. Habib folded and Rheem won the pot.
On the 
flop, Gavin Smith checked to Jason Mercier. Mercier fired 36,000 and before the chips could hit the felt, Smith's cards were in the muck.
From under the gun, Chino Rheem raised to 50,000. Gavin Smith reraised all in for around 400,000 from the next seat and everyone folded.
From under the gun, Hasan Habib raised to 54,000. Action folded to Gavin Smith in the small blind and he reraised all in, committing everything he had to the pot. Jason Mercier got very interested from the big blind and asked for a count on the stack of Smith. Smith was all in for 464,000. Mercier then reraised all in and that knocked Habib out of the way. Showdown time.
Mercier: 
Smith:
The flop came down 
and Smith took the lead with a pair of aces. The turn brought the 
, which meant all Mr. Run-Good Mercier needed was a diamond or an eight now. The river landed with the and wasn't what Mercier needed to win the hand. Mercier sent over the chips and Smith doubled up.
Action folded to Jason Mercier in the small blind and he raised to 51,000. Hasan Habib was in the big blind and made the call.
The flop was 
and Mercier continued for 43,000. Habib called.
The turn was the and Mercier bet out 96,000 which was again called by Habib.
The river was the and Mercier fired a third bullet worth 173,000. Habib decided to look him up and Mercier was happy to table 
for broadway. Habib mucked his hand and Mercier raked in the pot.
Hasan Habib limped in from the small blind and Erik Seidel checked in the big blind to see the flop. Habib checked and Seidel bet 30,000. Habib called.
The turn was the 
and both players checked before the 
hit the river. Habib bet 60,000 and Seidel mucked.
