Mercier Can't Beat Ace-Jack
From under the gun, Jason Mercier raised to 64,000. Rainer Kempe called out of the small blind, and Bryn Kenney called from the big blind. On the ![]()
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flop, action checked to Mercier. he bet 72,000, Kempe called, and Kenney folded.
The turn was the
, and both Kempe and Mercier checked to see the
land on the river. Both players checked again, and Kempe tabled the ![]()
to win the pot with a pair of jacks.
On the next hand, Fedor Holz, who was playing his first hand at this table since being moved after the last hand, opened with a raise to 70,000 from under the gun. Mercier called from the big blind, and the flop was ![]()
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. Mercier checked, Holz bet 90,000, and Mercier called.
The turn was the
, and Mercier checked. Holz upped his bet to 255,000, and Mercier made the call. The
river was then checked by both players.
Holz showed ![]()
for a pair of aces and that beat Mercier's ![]()
.