Mercier Leaves Collopy with Just Two Big Blinds
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Action picked up on the flop of 7♥7♣A♣ in a hand between Raphael Schreiner in the cutoff, Jason Mercier in the small blind, and Jim Collopy in the big blind.
Mercier and Collopy checked and Schreiner bet 9,000. Mercier then raised to 26,000 and Collopy came over the top and reraised all in. Schreiner got out of the way and Mercier called, putting himself at risk.
Jason Mercier: 10♠7♠5♣4♣ 
Jim Collopy: K♣8♣8♦7♦
Mercier pulled ahead on the 5♦ turn, improving to a full house, sevens full of fives. The 4♠ rolled off on the river, securing Mercier the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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195,000
195,000
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195,000 |
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165,000
165,000
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165,000 |
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10,000
-50,000
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-50,000 |
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