Mercier vs. Fair for a Monster Pot
Jason Mercier has had a crazy level. He went from chip leader to putting his tournament life on the line. In the hand, Mercier raised to 16,000 from early position and action folded all the way to Ryan Fair in the big blind. Fair reraised to 40,000, Mercier made it 93,000 to go, Fair moved all in, and Mercier called. With around 760,000 in the pot, the cards were turned up:
Fair: 
Mercier: 
No surprise that it was another race situation, the question was who would win to claim the chip lead. The 
flop soon answered that question. Mercier hit two pair and held on to win as the 
hit the turn, followed by the 
on the river. Just like that, Mercier is back up over 750,000 while Fair, who started the day as the chip leader, is down to just 83,000.