Mercier Straightens Out Purice
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Level 13
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier and Tudor Purice looked down at a completed board of 
. The Romanian had first action and he checked over to Mercier.
Mercier cut out one final bet of 53,000, sending Purice deep into the tank. After a few moments passed, the clock was called on Purice by another member of the table. Floor staff came to the table and gave Purice 60 seconds to act on his hand before it was declared dead. With just about 20 seconds left on his clock, Purice flung out calling chips.
Mercier rolled over 
for a straight to the ten. Purice mucked his hand and was left with just about 25,000 in chips. Mercier, on the other hand, now sits on about 230,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
||
|
25,000
-106,000
|
-106,000 |