No Luck For Mercier, Busted in Second

Jason Mercier has just busted in second place in the first 6-max heat of the Americas conference.

He lost a huge pot when Maria Ho set a trap with . She limped in from the button and Mercier shoved with . Ho called and was way ahead.

The -board didn't help Mercier and he was left with 7,000 chips, less than two big blinds.

He managed to double up twice, before he went all-in with and Ho called holding .

Mercier did hit a five, but there was also an ace on the -flop. The turn didn't help Mercier and the river couldn't save him either.