2010 NAPT Mohegan Sun High Roller Bounty Shootout
Day 2 Completed
2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Mohegan Sun
2010 NAPT Mohegan Sun High Roller Bounty Shootout
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Mohegan Sun
Buy-in
$25,000
Entries
35
Level
8
Blinds
3,000 / 6,000
Ante
1,000
Congratulations to Jason Mercier, $25,000 High Roller Bounty Shootout Champion! ($450,000)
He held the chip lead for the beginning portion of the final table after eliminating Shawn Buchanan and Matt Glantz. Mercier then surrendered the lead to Sam Stein. After Mercier took out Faraz Jaka, he and Stein battled it out in a grueling heads-up duel. It took nearly four hours and three dramatic river cards, but finally Mercier prevailed as the NAPT Mohegan Sun High Roller Bounty Shootout champion.
It was fitting that the biggest hand in the match went to Mercier when he and Stein got it all in preflop in a coinflip situation. Mercier held pocket threes to Stein's
. Mercier's online name used to be "treysfull21" and although he didn't end up with a full house, he did spike a straight on the river to retake the lead in the hand after Stein flopped a pair of jacks. That hand crippled Stein and it was all over a couple of hands later.Here's how the final places at the final table look and all the money each player earned.
1st: Jason Mercier - $450,000 (7) Team PokerStars USA
2nd: Sam Stein - $75,000 (3)
3rd: Faraz Jaka - $80,000 (4)
4th: Matt Glantz - $70,000 (2)
5th: Shawn Buchanan - $80,000 (4)
6th: Luis "Bachy" Vazquez - $70,000 (4)
That wraps up all of our coverage from the 2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Mohegan Sun. Be sure to check back often as we provide all the latest poker news and tournament coverage. Until next time, this is the PokerNews crew signing off!
Sam Stein Eliminated in 2nd Place ($75,000)
. Mercier tabled 
.The flop came
and neither player improved. The 
turn card left Stein six outs. The river was the
and it was all over. Stein flipped his bounty chip over to Mercier, finishing in 2nd place for $75,000.
Stein Doubles Back but Still Crippled
. Stein held the 
.The board ran out
and Stein doubled back to 26,000.
Jason Mercier Doubles Up In Dramatic Fashion Again!
Stein:
Mercier:
When Mercier tabled his pocket threes, there was a little significance to the fact that his online name used to be "treysfull21". Would it be?
The flop came
and Stein jumped out to a huge lead. The turn brought the 
and added four more outs to a straight for Mercier.BOOOM!!!!!! The
fell on the river and Mercier did it again, making a straight to double up and take a monster chip lead. It wasn't a treys full, but it was pretty damn close.Stein is down to 13,000 while Mercier is up to 872,000 and appears closing in on victory.
Lucky Shirt?
So far it's proved good to Mercier as he's already locked up a good payday, a freeroll into the next NAPT High Roller Bounty Shootout and is still alive in this heads-up match. You say lucky river card, but we all know it's in the shirt!
Jason Mercier Doubles Up In Dramatic Fashion
Stein:
Mercier:
The flop came
and Mercier was drawing thin, needing either a queen to make a straight or runner-runner to make two pair. The turn was the 
Mercier was down to three outs. Alas, the river was the
and Mercier made the ace-high straight to double up to about 300,000.
All In Pre...Chop It Up!
. Stein turned over and was ahead.The flop came
and Stein maintained the lead. The 
hit the turn and gave Mercier a bunch of outs to a chop. One of them came as the 
fell on the river and they chopped it up.
Level: 8
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Mercier Shoves