Riordan Busts Right After Doubling through Mercier
John Riordan limped in from under the gun and Jason Mercier raised the pot to 180,000. Riordan called and the flop came 
. Riordan checked to Mercier who again bet the pot of 460,000. Riordan jammed all in for 635,000 and Mercier snap-called.
Riordan flopped a set of tens with 
while Mercier needed to catch an ace with 
. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river meant a double-up for Riordan.
On the very next hand, Mercier opened to 85,000 and Riordan called from the big blind. The flop fell 
and Riordan checked to Mercier who continued for 70,000. Riordan check-raised to 280,000 and Mercier just called.
The turn brought the 
and Riordan bet the pot of 790,000. Mercier raised all in and Riordan quickly called. Mercier rolled over 
for a set of sevens while Riordan was down to three outs with 
.
The river was the 
and Mercier's set of sevens held on to eliminate Riordan just moments after doubling him up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,675,000
995,000
|
995,000 |
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Busted | |
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