Running Like Mercier
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Jason Mercier raised to 42,000 from under the gun, Josh Tieman re-raised to 125,000, and Sammy Farha cold-called on the button. Mercier called all in for a total of 78,000, and the flop came down 
.
Tieman moved all in, and Farha called.
Mercier: 
Tieman: 
Farha: 
"Gin," Mercier joked when he turned over his hand.
Mercier's hand turned to gin however, because the turn (
) and river (
) both produced hearts.
"Baby girl!" Mercier said when the spiked on the river. "Let's go!"
Mercier scooped the pot, tripling to 252,000 chips, while Tieman won the side pot with two aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
580,000 | -220,000 |
|
252,000 | 154,000 |
|
240,000 | 20,000 |
came on the river, and Farha led out again - this time for 150,000. Jachtmann tank-called.
for a pair of queens, and won the pot.
. Yakovenko's 
was behind, but he spiked a set on the 
flop. Cunningham received no help from the turn (
), or the river (
, and Timothy Flanders was all in with 
. The turn was a club, sealing the deal, and eliminating Flanders from the tournament.
. Joe Beevers was all in with 
, and Benjamin Sage had him at risk holding 
. Sage's set of queens held as the turn and river came 
, 
respectively, and Kenney was eliminated in 23rd place.