Mercier Strikes Back
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Jason Mercier has now wrestled back the chip lead from Hans Winzeler to increase his stack to more than 4.2 million in chips.
After a couple of raise-button-folds passed, Winzeler raised to 120,000 from the button and Mercier called before both players checked the flop of 
. Mercier check-called Winzeler's bet of 100,000 on the turn of the 
, but elected to check-fold after Winzeler bet 250,000 on the river of the 
.
In the very next hand, Mercier min-raised to 120,000 from the button and Winzeler called before check-calling Winzeler's bet of 110,000 after the flop of 
, then did the same after Winzeler bet 320,000 on the turn of the 
before both players checked down the river of the 
.
Mercier showed 
for trip sixes and Winzeler dropped his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,240,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
|
||
|
3,360,000
-440,000
|
-440,000 |