Mercier Has Tate on the Ropes
Level 18
: Limits 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
With action being picked up between two players after the first draw, Jason Mercier checked from the big blind and Brian Tate called from the cutoff. Both players stood pat.
After the second draw Mercier bet and Tate called. Both players stood pat and action repeated itself with Tate calling another bet from Mercier with no draws remaining.
Tate tabled 8x6x4x3x2x for an eight-six but Mercier showed down 7x6x5x3x2x for number three to take the pot and leave Tate with less than five big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,550,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
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|
85,000
-215,000
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-215,000 |