2009 World Series of Poker

Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
6,494
Players Left
9
Next Payout
Place 9
$1,263,602
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

Mercier's Aggression Costs Him Chips

Sometimes aggression backfires. The pot was raised preflop to 775, with two callers coming along for a {7-Hearts} {J-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} flop. Jason Mercier bet 1,575 and was called by Matt Vengrin before the third player raised to 6,000. Mercier reponded by moving all in for 50,000 total. That raise folded Vengrin, but the third player called all in with {7-Clubs} {7-Spades}. Mercier was drawing, {A-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds}, and missed when the board came running fours, {4-Clubs} and {4-Hearts}.

Paying off that pot undid all of Mercier's work for today. He's down to 29,000.

Tags: Jason Mercier