Mizrachi Hurts Mercier
Michael Mizrachi raised to 3,500 from the cutoff and Jason Mercier called on the button. Both blinds folded and the flop brought out 
. Both players checked.
On the turn the 
showed up, and Mizrachi checked again. Mercier threw out 4,300 and quickly Mizrachi raised it up to 16,000. After about ten seconds Mercier called.
The river was the 
and almost immediately Mizrachi announced a pot-sized bet. Mercier hesitated for a while, but eventually folded. Mizrachi showed 
and made sure everyone knew he wasn't messing around.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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|
67,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
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