Early Double for Mercier
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, 30,000 Bring-In, 120,000 Completion, 120,000-240,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 60,000/90,000 Ante, 30,000-60,000 Blinds
2-7 Lowball Triple Draw
Kristopher Tong raised and Benny Glaser called for both players to take two new cards, Glaser then check-called a bet. Glaser took two against the one of Tong and check-called a bet after the second draw before they both took one and checked.
Glaser showed the Qx7x5x4x2x and Tong won the pot with the Jx8x6x3x2x.
Tong then raised from under the gun and Paul Volpe called. Both took two cards and Volpe joked "I'll call you off". Tong check-called a bet, took two and Volpe took one. Tong checked and subsequently folded to a bet.
Maxx Coleman raised the next hand for Glaser to call. They both took two cards and Coleman bet, Glaser called. For the second draw they both took one and checked, then took one each again. Coleman check-folded and Glaser got his chips back.
Tong was then in the small blind and raised, Jason Mercier moved all-in for 300,000 and Tong called.
They took two each on the first draw, Tong took one on the second draw and Mercier patted. On the final draw, Tong took one again and Mercier patted.
Jason Mercier: 9x6x5x3x2x
Kristopher Tong: 8x6x5x3x
Tong had some outs but the 9x was not among them to keep Mercier in contention.