Mercier and Baron Find What They're After

It didn't take long for late registrants Jason Mercier and Isaac Baron to find some action.

Mercier defended his big blind against a Baron open, then check called a 1,500-chip bet on the flop. The turn came the and both players checked. They also checked the river where Mercier showed .

"I can't beat you at basketball. I can't beat you at poker. I can't beat you anywhere," said Baron, perhaps explaining where these two were during the first few levels of play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mercier	34,000 4,000	4,000

Isaac Baron	26,000 1,350	1,350