Ktorza's Big Slick > Mercier's AA
In the very next hand after having called clock, Jason Mercier picked up aces and played a huge pot against Philippe Ktorza.
It began when Marvin Rettenmaier opened for 40,000 from the cutoff and Mercier three-bet to 113,000 from the small blind. Action was then on Ktorza in the big blind and he paused for a moment before announcing that he was all in for 522,000. Rettenmaier got out of the way and Mercier snap-called.
Showdown
Ktorza: 
Mercier: 
Mercier held rockets and was a huge favorite over Ktorza, who was up on his feet. The 
flop gave Ktorza a pair of kings, but he'd need another to stay alive. Wouldn't you know it, the dealer burned and turned the 
.
Ktorza briefly celebrated while Mercier was clearly disgusted and frustrated. During this time the 
was put out on the river and Mercier immediately grabbed his phone and took to Twitter.
AA loses to AK all in pre for 1.15 mill chip pot. K74 king brick vs same guy that rivered me with AT earlier #cantmakethisshitupDecember 14 2012Follow
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
705,000
|
705,000 |
|
194,000
-586,000
|
-586,000 |
|
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