06-02-2009 13:55 UTC-12

Alioto vs. Mercier in a Clash of the Big Stacks

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Dario Alioto, already a PLO bracelet winner

Jason Mercier led off the action with a raise to 7,700 from middle position, Dario Alioto called from the cutoff and the big blind called as well.

The flop came down {K-Diamonds}

{K-Diamonds}

{10-Diamonds}

{7-Diamonds}

. The big blind checked, Mercier bet 17,200, Alioto called and the big blind folded. The {6-Spades}

{6-Spades}

on the turn earned checks from both players. The river fell the {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

and Mercier checked over to Alioto, who bet the pot. Mercier folded and Alioto took it down, increasing his stack to 240,000. Mercier was down to 210,000.

Tags: Dario Alioto Jason Mercier