Lerner Given Detention
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Jason Mercier opened the pot to 40,000 from middle position, and Aaron Lerner had a decision next door. He broke down his small stack of 90,000 and let out a big sigh, then slid it across the line to put himself all in. The table folded back to Mercier, and he mumbled something quietly as he splashed in the calling chips to put Lerner to the test.
Showdown
Mercier: 
Lerner: 
There was a jack exposed, and it sounded like another player said he also folded a jack. "It's a one-outer," Mercier acknowledged.
The flop came 
, and Mercier said, "I can make a straight!" just as the 
appeared on the turn to take away his last jack out. Mercier pointed to the vacant spot where the river card was about to be, and he said, "Boom," at the same time the dealer put the 
down onto the board. Boom, indeed.
"Good game, bro," Mercier said, shaking hands with Lerner as the latter made his way to the payout desk in 23rd place.