Raise and Take for Mercier
Action folded to Jason Mercier in the cutoff and he raised to 100,000. Both Ray Henson and Chris DeMaci folded from the blinds and Mercier swiped the blinds and antes.
2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Los Angeles
Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Los Angeles
Buy-in
$4,750
Prize Pool
$3,229,857
Entries
701
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
One for Toole
From under the gun, Chris DeMaci raised to 110,000. Action didn't go far from there before someone else got involved. Jacob Toole reraised to 265,000 from the next seat. Everyone folded including DeMaci and Toole won the pot.
Wait!
Joe Tehan rasied to 110,000 from the cutoff seat. Jason Mercier called from the big blind and for the second hand in a row a flop would be seen.
The flop came down 
and Mercier checked. The dealer almost burned and turned, but Tehan quickly stopped her and said that he hadn't acted yet. Tehan then fired 135,000 and Mercier folded.
First Flop, Turn and River
Jason Mericer raised to 100,000 under the gun and Chris DeMaci reraised to 225,000 from the hijack. Action folded back to Mercier and he made the call. The first flop of the day came 
and both players checked.
The dealer burned and turned the 
, which both players once again checked. Mercier then checked the 
river and DeMaci took the opportunity to bet 375,000. Mercier considered the situation for a moment before folding the hand. DeMaci took down the pot and added 340,000 to his stack.
Fold, Fold, Fold
Jason Mercier raised to 100,000, his standard open for a min-raise. Fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold and we still haven't seen a flop.
Level: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Updated Chip Counts
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,550,000
267,000
|
267,000 |
|
3,550,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
||
|
3,305,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
1,990,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
||
|
1,980,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
1,585,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
|
1,005,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
970,000
-88,000
|
-88,000 |
|
|
||
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Last Hand Before Level Change
On the last hand at the current level, Chris DeMaci raised to 90,000. EVeryone folded and DeMaci won the pot.
There is a short break while the staff colors up the T1,000 chips that are in play.
Three-Bet from Tehan, Still No Flops
Jason Mercier raised to 80,000 to start off the action from under the gun. Joe Tehan had the button and after it folded over to him, he reraised to 222,000. The two blinds for out of the way and action fell back on Mercier, the Team PokerStars Pro USA member. He pulled his hand in for one more peek and then spun them into the muck, allowing Tehan to win the pot.