Smith Doubles Through Mercier
Level 20
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
From under the gun, Hasan Habib raised to 54,000. Action folded to Gavin Smith in the small blind and he reraised all in, committing everything he had to the pot. Jason Mercier got very interested from the big blind and asked for a count on the stack of Smith. Smith was all in for 464,000. Mercier then reraised all in and that knocked Habib out of the way. Showdown time.
Mercier: 
Smith: 
The flop came down 
and Smith took the lead with a pair of aces. The turn brought the 
, which meant all Mr. Run-Good Mercier needed was a diamond or an eight now. The river landed with the 
and wasn't what Mercier needed to win the hand. Mercier sent over the chips and Smith doubled up.