Waxman Vs. Mercier: Big Bets On The River
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Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
We walked into a hand on the river between Jason Mercier and Matt Waxman, where Mercier had bet 16,300 of his 55,000 stack into the pot.
The board was 
, and Waxman thought for a minute before making the call. Mercier insta-mucked, and Waxman showed 
for the win. Waxman and Mercier continue to battle as their table is currently four-handed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
||
|
40,600
-10,400
|
-10,400 |
|
||
. The player from the Ukraine checked behind which prompted Nitsche to bet 3,800 on the 
on the turn, Oleksandr called. The river was the 
. Oleksandr said "I definitely win" and showed his 
.
was all in against his opponents 
. He would need to catch a five to stay alive. The flop came 
. That gave Blair a five but his opponent a nine. The turn 
gave no help and the river 
on a flop of 
. He was dominated by Ognjen Sekularac's 
, and Kerr was eliminated.
, doubling to 50,000 chips. Moorman slipped to 27,500.
completed the board.
for kings and fives, and Crowe mucked his hand before exiting.
turned, Ausmus called, and the 
completed the board. Jazayeri checked, Ausmus moved all in for effectively 23,000, and Jazayeri folded.
board we saw Mike Watson call a 4,000 bet out of the big blind. On the 
and his straight was enough to get his opponent to muck.