How Mercier lost his chips
Level 6
: 100/200, 30 ante
Jason Mercier already lost a third of his stack. It happened in two hands. First, he lost 3,000 chips to Mikael "ChaoRen160" Thuritz, but some hands later he lost even more to Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi.
Shakerchi opened under the gun for 428 and Mercier defended his big blind. The PokerStars Pro check-raised a 409-bet to 1,248 on the 
flop. He fired 2,882 on the 
and Shakerchi called again.
Mercier slowed down when the board double paired with the 
on the river. He checked and Shakerchi checked behind. Mercier had 
for two pair, but lost to Shakerchi's 
which turned into a straight on the turn.