The players are now essentially even in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,800,000
515,000
|
515,000 |
|
3,800,000
-515,000
|
-515,000 |
|
||
There haven't been any notable hands as of late. We'll give you an example of the types of hands we've been seeing. In one of the more recent lackluster hands, Hans Winzeler raised to 120,000 on the button, Jason Mercier called, and the flop fell 
.
Both players checked as the dealer turned the 
. Winzeler bet, Mercier checked, and that was the end of that.
"Peacefully grind," Allen Bari has repeatedly shouted from the rail to his friend Mercier. Peacefully grinding, indeed.
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The grinding has begun. How excitement!
Earlier, Hans Winzeler limped in from the button and Jason Mercier called before both players checked the flop of 
. However, Mercier check-folded after Winzeler led out for 100,000 on the turn of the 
.
Then in the very next hand, Mercier raised from the button to 120,000 and Winzeler called before check-calling Mercier's bet of 95,000 after the flop of 
, only to check-fold after Mercier bet 285,000 on the turn of the 
.
Jason Mercier has now wrestled back the chip lead from Hans Winzeler to increase his stack to more than 4.2 million in chips.
After a couple of raise-button-folds passed, Winzeler raised to 120,000 from the button and Mercier called before both players checked the flop of 
. Mercier check-called Winzeler's bet of 100,000 on the turn of the 
, but elected to check-fold after Winzeler bet 250,000 on the river of the 
.
In the very next hand, Mercier min-raised to 120,000 from the button and Winzeler called before check-calling Winzeler's bet of 110,000 after the flop of 
, then did the same after Winzeler bet 320,000 on the turn of the 
before both players checked down the river of the .
Mercier showed 
for trip sixes and Winzeler dropped his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,240,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,360,000
-440,000
|
-440,000 |
Hans Winzeler limped on the button, Jason Mercier checked his option in the big blind, and it was heads up to the 
flop. Mercier bet 70,000, Winzeler called, and the 
was put out on the turn. Both players checked, the 
hit the river, Winzeler bet, and Mercier folded.
That certainly wasn't anything exciting, but you could simply copy and paste that hand to get a good idea of what's been happening as of late.
The two remaining players are now on their last 20-minute break of the evening.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,340,000
980,000
|
980,000 |
|
|
3,255,000
-985,000
|
-985,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 29
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 0
The cards are back in the air! Two more levels until we either crown a champion or bag and tag, whichever comes first.
Hans Winzeler may not be familiar to most poker fans, but the Florida professional is no stranger to poker. Not including today, he has amassed five World Series of Poker cashes totaling $40,921.
2007 Event #21 $1,500 NLHE Shootout (27th- $6,757)
2007 Event #35 $1,500 NLHE (23rd- $20,109)
2008 Event #29 $3,000 NLHE (66th- $5,533)
2009 Event #32 $2,000 NLHE (81st- $5,667)
2011 Event #18 $1,500 NLHE (299th- $2,855)
Whether he wins or takes second, Winzeler is destined to get his biggest cash to date, which will be close to, or more than, 10X his total lifetime earnings. Not a bad day for Winzeler.
