Mercier Takes One Down From the Small Blind
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flop, which they both checked.Mercier bet out 65,000 on the
turn and Juanda called, but both players checked the 
river. Mercier turned over 
for top pair, and Juanda mucked.
PokerStars.com EPT London £1m Showdown
£20,000 High Roller Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
PokerStars.com EPT London £1m Showdown
Buy-in
£20,000
Entries
85
Level
19
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
2,000
flop, which they both checked.Mercier bet out 65,000 on the
turn and Juanda called, but both players checked the river. Mercier turned over for top pair, and Juanda mucked.
Michael Watson Doubles Through Jason Mercier
. Taking the blinds uncontested would have been a fine result, but a stubborn Jason Mercier had other ideas and made the call with 
from the small blind.The
flop was a cracking turn-out for Watson who had his man drawing to just two outs. A 
turn and 
river was too little too late for the San Remo EPT champion and Sherlock Holmes' sidekick doubled through.
Mercier Will Not Tolerate Blind-Thieving
Current Chip Counts
Jason Mercier -- 714,000
Michael Watson -- 320,000
Watson Picks Up a Pot
Eventually he folded, and showed a rather lacklustre
.
Button Raise No Good For Mercier
flop,and Mercier gave it up there.
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 2,000
Juanda Slowplays Top Pair
only for Juanda to take it down with 
.
Preflop Aggression Turns to Check-Fest
Mercier checked the dangerous-looking
flop and Juanda asked how much Mercier had -- it was around 600,000, and Juanda checked.They checked down the
turn and the river, at which point Juanda showed a king; Mercier mucked and it was enough to take the pot down.
Michael Watson Eliminated in 3rd Place (£241,000)
Watson =
Juanda =
Board =
Juanda now big chip daddy and looking good to secure an incredible London double.