Mercier Doubles
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Jason Mercier recently lost with kings to the ace-king Robert Fenner, but things may be looking up now as he just doubled back up through Brian Payne.
From under the gun, Payne raised to 2,700. Mercier three-bet all in for 9,600 from the next seat, and action folded back to Payne. He made the call with the 
. Mercier had him dominated with the 
.
The flop came down 
to keep Mercier in the lead, but the 
on the turn gave Payne a flush draw that kept him still able to win the hand.
The river was the 
, though, and Mercier successfully doubled to back over 20,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
243,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
21,000
10,800
|
10,800 |
|
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