Mercier Sends One Home
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From under the gun, Jason Mercier raised to 600 and got a call from a player in late position. The flop came 
and Mercier led out for 650. His opponent min-raised, making it 1,300 total. Mercier made the call and the 
turned. The two players checked and we were off to a river.
The river paired the board, bringing the 
. Mercier pushed out a bet of 2,950 and his opponent instantly moved all in.
"What is that?" asked Mercier, "Like a thousand more? Yeah I call".
Mercier's opponent triumphantly flipped over 
only to be trumped by Mercier's 
for trip eights. His opponent was sent home while Mercier was able to add a nice amount to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
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