Mercier Can't Fade Shahade
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
After a bit of back-and-forth preflop, Jason Mercier and Jennifer Shahade took a flop of 
. According to our crack photographer Danny Maxwell, Mercier appeared to have check-raised all in on the flop, and Shahade called.
Mercier: 
Shahade: 
Shahade needed a five four the wheel or a four for two pair, but the 
on the turn was a big red brick. Mercier was one card away from a knockout and a 200,000-chip stack, but the river was the 
.
Shahade doubled to 130,000 chips, while Mercier fell to around 90,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
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90,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
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