Just a few minutes ago, we reported that Jason Mercier had been crippled by Jennifer Harman, so we knew his chips were going in the middle soon. Sure enough, we saw him put the last of his chips in preflop and get two callers in Robert Zoellner and Steve Landfish. The players checked down a board of , and Zoellner showed for a pair of sevens. That was good enough to beat the of Landfish and the of Mercier, and he was sent to the rail.
Action folded to Brock Parker on the button and he put in the standard raise. Brett Richey then three-bet from the small blind, which forced the big blind out of the hand and put the action back on Parker. After a call, the flop fell and Richey led right out. Parker made another call and watched the peel off on the turn.
Again it went bet-call, leading to the river. Richey didn't stop and threw out one last bet, but this time Parker thought better of it and gave up on the hand the hand.
We missed all of the preflop action but found Takashi Ogura all in from the big blind against Alex Melnikow in the cutoff and Daniel Alaei in the hijack who had already built a sidepot with some raising. On all three streets of the board, Melnikow check-called only to be shown Alaei’s which was good for both the side-pot and main pot as Ogura was eliminated.
When we came to the table, the flop read . Jason Mercier had just put out a bet, and Jennifer Harman raised. Mercier made the call, and the turn came the . Mercier checked, and Harman bet out again. Mercier called, and the river came the . Again, Mercier checked and reluctantly called when Harman bet, and she showed for a rivered full house. Mercier mucked, and he has been knocked down to 1,700
Eric Froehlich raised from middle position and ran smack dab into a three-bet from Domenico Denotaristefani in the hijack. Froehlich made the call after action folded back around, and the duo watched the flop come down . Froehlich proceeded to check-call a bet, which he continued to do on the turn and river.
When the time came, Denotaristefani flipped over to show top pair with top kicked. It was good as Froehlich mucked his hand.
Vladimir Shchemelev raised on the button and Kenny Hsiung re-raised from the small blind. Shchemelev made it four bets and his opponent called as they saw a flop. Hsiung check-called Shchemelev’s bet and the action was the same when the hit the turn. Both players checked on the river and Hsiung turned over . Shchemelev showed which had his opponent outkicked as he scooped the pot.
Carlos Mortensen raised from the cutoff and was immediately met with a three-bet from Darren Elias on the button. The blinds got out of the way as Mortensen made the call. After the flop came down , Mortensen check-raised his opponent, Elias called, and Mortensen bet in the dark before seeing the peel off on the turn.
From there, Elias called, Mortensen again bet dark, the appeared on the river, and Elias gave up on the hand. Pot to the 2011 WSOP Main Event Champ!
Meanwhile, Jerrod Ankenman has been eliminated from the tournament.
First, Jennifer Harman raised on the button and Steve Landfish re-raised from the big blind. On the flop, Landfish led out and Harman raised. Landfish announced re-raise and Harman instantly mucked her hand.
Then the next hand, Tom Dwan raised in the hijack and both blinds called in Landfish and Erik Cajelais.
On the flop, Landfish checked, Cajelais bet and Dwan raised. Landfish folded but Cajelais came back with a three-bet which Dwan called. Both players checked the on the turn and Dwan called a Cajelais bet on the river. Cajelais turned over which was good as Dwan mucked.
Barry Greenstein raised from the hijack only to have Erik Seidel three-bet from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way, Greenstein made the call, and the flop fell . Seidel was first to act and put out a bet, which Greenstein called.
After the dealer burned and turned the , Seidel bet, Greenstein raised, and a call followed. Seidel proceeded to check the river, Greenstein bet, and Seidel slung his cards to the muck.
, and Zoellner showed 
for a pair of sevens. That was good enough to beat the 
of Landfish and the 
of Mercier, and he was sent to the rail.
and Richey led right out. Parker made another call and watched the 
board, Melnikow check-called only to be shown Alaei’s 
which was good for both the side-pot and main pot as Ogura was eliminated.
. Jason Mercier had just put out a bet, and Jennifer Harman raised. Mercier made the call, and the turn came the 
. Mercier checked, and Harman bet out again. Mercier called, and the river came the 
for a rivered full house. Mercier mucked, and he has been knocked down to 1,700
. Froehlich proceeded to check-call a bet, which he continued to do on the 
flop. Hsiung check-called Shchemelev’s bet and the action was the same when the 
. Shchemelev showed 
which had his opponent outkicked as he scooped the pot.
, Mortensen check-raised his opponent, Elias called, and Mortensen bet in the dark before seeing the 
flop, Landfish checked, Cajelais bet and Dwan raised. Landfish folded but Cajelais came back with a three-bet which Dwan called. Both players checked the 
