Mercurio Adds Some More With Good Flop
Level 4
: 300/500, 500 ante
Matthew Mercurio, who knocked out a similarly-stacked opponent with a straight versus nut flush draw earlier today, just took down another big pot to add to his stack.
Mercurio was in the small blind and called a bet of 3,500 from an opponent in middle position on a flop of 
. The turn was the 
, and Mercurio check-called another bet of 4,500.
The river came the 
and Mercurio checked once again. This time his opponent checked behind and Mercurio showed 
for two pair, eights and sevens, which was good enough to take the pot.
"He had a flush draw, too. Jesus," a tablemate said upon seeing how much the flop had helped Mercurio.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
157,000
27,000
|
27,000 |