2013 World Series of Poker

Event #19: $5,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jj
Prize
$224,560
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$916,500
Entries
195
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0

Jason Mercier Eliminated in 22nd Place ($7,881)

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Jason Mercier - 22nd Place
Jason Mercier - 22nd Place

Before the level changed, Jason Mercier raised the pot (14,000) out of the cutoff, leaving around 12,000 or so behind. The action folded to JJ Liu, who tanked for quite some time before re-raising Mercier all in. He instantly called.

Mercier: {q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Liu: {a-Clubs}{6-Spades}

The flop fell {k-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{10-Hearts}, giving Mercier both backdoor straight and flush draws, and the {j-Diamonds} on the turn was the best non-queen, non-eight card in the deck. Now, Mercier was open-ended, could make a flush with any diamond, and an eight would still give him a best hand with a pair of eights.

Unfortunately for Mercier, the {j-Spades} bricked on the river, and he was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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JJ Liu
80,000
29,000
29,000
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Jason Mercier
Busted

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