Action moved to Team PokerStars Pro and two-time gold bracelet winner Jason Mercier in the cutoff seat. He min-raised to 2,000. Tom McCormick called from the small blind and the big blind also came along to see the flop. Action checked around.

The turn card was the to pair the board. McCormick checked and the big blind fired 3,500. Mercier called. The river was the and the big blind fired 5,700. Mercier tanked for a tiny bit and then mucked his hand.