Mercier Gets Best of Bloch
Jason Mercier, with an 85,000-to-15,000 lead on Andy Bloch, raised enough pre-flop to put Bloch all in. Bloch called with a small ace, 
. Mercier showed a slightly bigger ace, 
. The hand seemed destined for a chop but Mercier paired his kicker on the flop 
. By the turn 
Bloch was drawing dead and, like Antonio Esfandiari before him, was eliminated from the tournament.