Lawrence Bests Mercier
From the hijack seat, Matt Lawrence raised to 600. Action folded to two-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Jason Mercier in the big blind and he three-bet to 1,725. Lawrence called and the flop came down 
. Mercier fired 1,250 and Lawrence made the call.
Fourth street was the 
and paired the board. Mercier continued his aggression with a bet of 2,375. Lawrence got the count, then put in the chips to see the river.
The 
completed the board and Mercier checked. Lawrence took a few seconds and then checked behind.
"King high," said Mercier.
Lawrence tabled the 
for aces and fours and won the pot. Mercier didn't show.
For those of you unfamiliar with Lawrence, he has two WSOP cashes on record and over $400,000 in live tournament earnings. The largest score of his career came from a second-place in the 2010 Venetian Deep Stack Main Event for $78,698. His second largest score came from a WSOP Circuit ring win in 2010 at Harrah's St. Louis for $36,115. Lawrence also placed ninth in the 2010-2011 WSOP Circuit National Championship for $30,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,400
-4,100
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-4,100 |
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