04-12-2010 10:28 UTC-12

Mercier Moving On

Mickey Doft

Jason Mercier

Elijah Berg limped on the button and Jason Mercier raised to 2,300 from the big blind.

Berg called and the flop came {10-Clubs}

{10-Clubs}

{9-Spades}

{4-Clubs}

. Mercier bet 3,300 and Berg went all in for about 10,000 more. Mercier called and tabled {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{A-Diamonds}

, leading Berg's {9-Diamonds}

{9-Diamonds}

{7-Hearts}

. The

{6-Hearts}

turn card gave Berg a few extra outs. "That's an exciting one," he said. "Yeah, let's see a face card," Mercier replied. He got what he wanted as the {K-Diamonds}

{K-Diamonds}

landed on the river and Elijah Berg is eliminated.

Jason Mercier advances to the final table and with three bounties in his pocket.

Tags: Jason Mercier