Mercier Takes the Lead
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Level 16
: 1,000/2,000, 0 ante
With about 50,000 in the pot and the board reading 
, Jason Mercier was facing a bet of 34,000, which was roughly 75 percent of his remaining chips. After several minutes agonizing over the decision, Mercier pushed some chips forward and called. He showed 
, and it was good, vaulting him into the chip lead in his match.
Matches
Cate Hall vs.
Taylor Paur
Martin Kabrhel vs.
Samuel Touil
Ruoyang Wang vs.
Ryan Fee
Jason Koon vs.
Joe Cada
Davide Suriano vs.
Jason Mercier
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
177,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
148,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
||
|
130,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
|
||
|
129,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
127,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
||
|
73,000
-57,000
|
-57,000 |
|
|
||
|
71,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
||
|
70,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
||
|
52,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
23,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |