Newey Doubles Through Mercier
Level 6
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Jason Mercier and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier checked the 
flop before Paul Newey fired a bet of 45,000. Mercier check-raised a pile of red T25,000 chips, and Grospellier folded. Newey made the call for his tournament life and showed the 
. Mercier had the 
.
The turn was the 
, and the river was the 
. Both were black, but they weren't spades, and Newey's kings held up. Newey was all in on the flop for 165,400 and doubled to a little over 400,000. Mercier still has 790,000 in chips, which is currently the largest in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
790,000 | -175,000 |
|
405,000 | 160,000 |