Morning Blues
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Maybe he should have stayed in bed.
In the very first minutes of his tournament, he looked down at
and opened the betting with a raise to 300 from middle position. Action folded around to the button, who moved all in for his last 2,400. Mercier pursed his lips and flicked the calling chips into the pot, as his opponent tabled 
, racing with the pro for his tournament life.The dealer ran out the board:
. Safe until the final card, Mercier ended up sending a courtesy double up over to his opponent, seeming less than thrilled at the result. He still sits with around 17,000 chips.