09-03-2008 21:01 UTC+3

Trips Flushed on the River

[user66118]

Jason Mercier opened the action with a button raise to 575. The big blind called, and the two men saw the flop bring {7-Clubs}

{7-Clubs}

{9-Spades}

{7-Diamonds}

. Both players checked.

The turn was the {3-Spades}

{3-Spades}

. Check to Mercier, who bet out 800. His opponent made the call.

Fifth street came the {K-Spades}

{K-Spades}

. Action was again passed to the bettor, and Mercier put out 1,600 chips. Rather quickly, his opponent check-raised, apparently to 3,500. Mercier was taken aback, and asked, "You have the flush?" as he made the call. The other player did indeed turn over a flush, tabling {7-Spades}

{7-Spades}

{8-Spades}

in a hand that just kept improving. Mercier claimed that he had {A-?}

{A-?}

{7-?}

and asked with a smirk, "How do I not go broke there?" He is down just under 30,000 chips now.