Mercier and Paur Gone
A short-stacked Jason Mercier moved all in for his last 7,000 with 
and watched another player three-bet to 24,000 behind with 
. The big blind also called with 
. Mercier was in a bad way and wouldn't find any help as the board ran out 
.
Mercier told PokerNews that he will be vacationing in Europe for awhile and will be playing the EPT Sanremo, a stop he won way back in Season 4.
Likewise, Taylor Paur was eliminated after being felled in the very first hand of the day:
taypaur Taylor Paur Busted first hand of the day AQ<AK.
August 21 2012
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