2010 World Series of Poker

Event #17: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
810
Prize
$818,959
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,722,400
Entries
792
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Mercier Starting Off Right

On a flop of {9-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {8-Spades}, Jason Mercier led out with a bet of 300. He was heads up, and his lone opponent quickly made the call to see the {3-Clubs} fall on fourth street. Mercier fired another 725 chips there, and 1,650 on the {2-Spades} river, with his opponent calling the whole way.

Mercier showed up {J-Hearts} {9-Clubs}, and his top pair was good as his opponent's cards went sliding muckward. That early pot moves Mercier up to about 18,000.

Tags: Jason Mercier