Mercier Representing Team PokerStars
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier opened for 650 under the fun and the founder of the EPT, John Duthie, called. Brazil's Joao Simao came along from the cutoff, as did his fellow countryman and Team PokerStars Pro Andre Akkari from the button, and four players saw a flop of 
.
Mercier continued for 1,225, Duthie folded, and Simao popped it to 3,550. Akkari folded, Mercier called, and the both players checked the 
turn as well as the 
river. Mercier tabled the 
for top pair, and it was good as Simao sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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38,000
-2,000
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-2,000 |
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16,800
300
|
300 |
and Charlie Carrel had been check-raised by Alexander Kuzmin of Russia. Carrel had initially bet 3,200 into a pot of roughly 7,000, but Kusmin's raise was a cool 10,000. Carrel agonised over a call for a long while: "It's such a weird spot for you to check raise..."
for the winning hand
, Patrik Antonius bet 1,000 from the small blind and then called when his middle-position opponent raised to 2,800. When the 
completed the board on the river, action went check-check and Antonius simply mucked after his opponent rolled over the 
for tens and sevens.
, Scott Seiver checked from the big blind and his opponent in the cutoff bet 1,500. Seiver woke up with a check-raise to 3,000, his opponent called, and the dealer burned and turned the 
