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Tom Marchese won't like the result; he's out
On the first hand of the new level and just one hand after his double through Isaac Haxton, Tom Marchese was eliminated after getting his money in against Viktor Blom.
Action folded to Marchese in the small blind and he raised all in for 142,000. Blom called from the big blind holding the . Marchese held the .
The flop came and Blom added a set to really close the door on Marchese. The turn ended things before the completed the board on the river.
On the last hand of the level, Jason Mercier raised to 12,000 from the hijack seat. Isaac Haxton called from the button and Tom Marchese reraised all in from the big blind for 61,000. Mercier folded, but Haxton called.
Haxton:
Marchese:
The board ran out and Marchese spiked an ace on the turn to double up.
From the button, Jason Mercier min-raised to 12,000. Galen Hall reraised to 38,000 from the small blind. Mercier moved all in and Hall called for 257,000.
Hall:
Mercier:
The flop, turn and river ran out and Hall's jacks held up to give him the double.
From the cutoff seat, Mike McDonald opened to 14,000, and Scott Seiver flatted next door on the button. In the big blind, Erik Seidel squeezed in a reraise to 50,000 total. That folded McDonald out of the way, but Seiver plucked the calling chips off his stack and dropped them into the pot.
The flop brought , and Seiver called Seidel's 75,000-chip continuation bet. The dropped on the turn, and Seidel wasn't slowing down now. He put out another 160,000 chips, and Seiver looked a bit distraught as he tanked and called off a significant chunk of his remaining stack.
The scary completed the board, and Seidel didn't bother to hide his uncertainty. He shifted in his chair and scratched at his bottom lip as he started down longingly at the board. At one point, he let out a big, telling sigh of confusion, then went back to the lip-scratching and board-staring. After a few long minutes, he checked, and Seiver checked it right back with a sigh of relief.
Seidel could only show down for ace-high, and Seiver's earned him a nice chip-up.
After the hand, the two men chatted for a bit about what had just transpired. "That was a gift, not a bluff," Seidel said with a smirk. "At least, fourth street was a special gift."
"That was a good first level," Seiver surmised as he stacked up the pot. He's got to be close to 700,000 now, but we'll have to wait a moment to get a better count than that.
Action folded to Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier in the cutoff seat and he opened with a raise to 12,000. Galen Hall called on the button and Isaac Haxton called from the big blind.
The three players took the flop and Haxton checked. Mercier bet 18,000 and Hall folded. Haxton called.
The paired the board on the turn and Haxton checked again. Mercier upped his bet to 49,000 and fired it out. Haxton called.
The river brought the and both players checked.
Mercier tabled the for a straight to the eight and Haxton mucked his hand.
Before the flop, Tom Marchese got his last 76,000 all in from the button with , and that became quite a problem when Jason Mercier called him down with the dominating .
Marchese couldn't find any win cards on board, but the did allow him to take his money back and chop up the small blind and antes with Mercier.
. Marchese held the 
.
and Blom added a set to really close the door on Marchese. The turn 
ended things before the 
completed the board on the river.
and Hall's jacks held up to give him the double.
and Haxton checked. Blom fired 86,000 and Haxton made the call.
with a better full house than the one on board, kings over threes. Blom mucked and Haxton won the pot.![[user66118]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
dropped on the turn, and Seidel wasn't slowing down now. He put out another 160,000 chips, and Seiver looked a bit distraught as he tanked and called off a significant chunk of his remaining stack.
for ace-high, and Seiver's 
earned him a nice chip-up.
paired the board on the turn and Haxton checked again. Mercier upped his bet to 49,000 and fired it out. Haxton called.
and both players checked.
did allow him to take his money back and chop up the small blind and antes with Mercier.
against the 
