Another Double for Mercier!

[user66118]

We joined a pot in progress on the {9-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} flop, arriving just in time to see Matt Savage put out a bet of 12,000 into a pot of about 20,000. It looks like there was likely a raise and a three-bet preflop. Isabelle Mercier was in the small blind, and she check-raised to 30,200, drawing a call from Savage. On the {5-Clubs} turn, Mercier moved all in for 43,400, and Savage looked her up, making the call with his covering stack and a chance at the elimination.

Showdown
Savage: {A-Clubs} {Q-Spades}
Mercier: {K-Hearts} {K-Diamonds}

The river {3-Diamonds} changed nothing, and Savage is forced to part with about half his stack. This pot knocks him back to 90,000, while another double-up pushes Mercier up to about 170,000.