Important Pot For Mercier
Roger Hairabedian was under the gun and he limped for 3,000, and this was the start of a serious multi-way pot. Michael Mizrachi, Joe Hachem, Jussi Ryynanen, Jason Mercier and Michel Abecassis all joined the fun and six players saw the flop.
The flop brought out 
, and all six players checked. On the turn the 
showed up and Mercier checked again. Abecassis bet 10,000 and Mizrachi called. The action was folded back around to Mercier who went into the tank. He asked the dealer how much was in the pot, and eventually he announced a pot-sized raise to 58,000.
Abecassis and Mizrachi folded giving Mercier some valuable chips to play with.
"I had almost folded for 1,500 extra, but when he called I had to," Mercier said pointing at Ryynanen.
"You had 
?" Mizrachi asked.
Mercier jokingly replied, "I was bluffing yo!" as both players cracked a smile. Mercier is up to over 100,000 and a step closer to his rivals at the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
142,000 | -13,000 |
|
114,500 | 39,000 |
|
89,000 | -12,000 |