03-07-2010 07:58 UTC-12

Jason Mercier Eliminated ($75,000)

[user75032]

Do you know the way to San Jose?

Jason Mercier lived by the river in some of his earlier matches. Today the river finally let him down.

After being forced to fold a few big pots to Scotty Nguyen, Mercier found himself short-stacked. He moved all in with {5-Clubs}

{5-Clubs}

{7-Clubs}

and was called by Nguyen's premium pair, {J-Diamonds}

{J-Diamonds}

{J-Clubs}

.

With the crowd on its feet, Mercier flopped a flush draw, {Q-Clubs}

{Q-Clubs}

{2-Hearts}

{9-Clubs}

. Given Mercier's performances in such situations to this point, it would not have been surprising to see a club fall on the river. But this time the board blanked, {3-Diamonds}

{3-Diamonds}

and

{8-Spades}

.

Mercier leaves with $75,000 and plenty of time to catch a flight to San Jose for the start of the Shooting Stars tournament tomorrow.