World Series of Poker Europe 2010

Event #5: £10,350 WSOPE Championship No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info

World Series of Poker Europe 2010

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
£830,401
Event Info
Buy-in
£10,000
Entries
346
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Mercier Calls Heads; It's Tails

Jason Mercier
Jason Mercier

In early position, Emmeline Boich shoved her last 3,925 chips across the betting line. The gentleman to her immediate left called, and action came all the way around to the blinds. In the big, Jason Mercier squeezed out {8-Spades} {8-Hearts} and moved all in for 17,350 himself. That was enough to (eventually) fold the initial caller and get Mercier and Boich heads up and flipping:

Boich: {A-Diamonds} {K-Hearts}
Mercier: {8-Spades} {8-Hearts}

The flop was safe and clean for Mercier, coming {4-Clubs} {7-Hearts} {2-Spades} to keep him in the lead. The turn {K-Diamonds} was an unfortunate sight, however, and the blank {6-Diamonds} river meant a triple up for Boich. She's back in contention with more than 12,000 now, while Mercier has taken another step back. It's been a rough day for the American pro, and he has some work to do to build his stack back from 13,425.

Tags: Jason MercierEmmeline Boich