"Just Quads!"
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Jason Mercier has hit quad tens (the second time at this final table tonight) to move back into the chip lead with more than 3.4 million now in his ever-growing stack.
Hans Winzeler raised from the button to 100,000 pre-flop; Steven Merrifield folded from the small blind and Jason Mercier called from the big blind before before both players checked after the flop of 
.
Mercier then led out for 160,000 on the turn of the 
and Winzeler called before doing the same after Mercier's bet of 285,000 on the river of the 
. Mercier flipped up 
for quad tens and took the pot down, much to Merrifield's disbelief.
"Holy cow," Merrifield exclaimed. "That was the same board that came out when I had quads!" Close, but it did come out the same way!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,445,000
445,000
|
445,000 |
|
||
|
2,750,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
1,205,000
-295,000
|
-295,000 |
flop, which Winzeler checked. Merrifield put the pressure on with a 400,000 bet and Winzeler hit the tank.
flop. Merrifield grabbed his remaining 350,000 chips and committed them to the pot. Winzeler snap-called and flipped 
for the nut flush.
blanked on the turn, leaving just one card to come. The atmosphere was tense as the dealer burned and put out the 
.
flop, leading to the 
turn. Mercier checked, Winzeler bet 125,000, Mercier check-raised to 390,000, and Winzeler made the call.
as well as the turn of the 
before Winzeler checked again on the river 
, only to fold after Mercier bet out 435,000.
.
for two pair and Winzeler mucked his hand. Winzeler is now down to 2.3 million
for the nut flush, which was good enough to be the winning hand.
. Winzeler called, but quickly folded after Mercier opened for 710,000 after the dealer produced the 
, but re-potted all-in after Mercier opened for 385,000 on the river of the 
before raking in the chips.
