Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
For those who may not know, Jason Mercier is no stranger to Pot-Limit Omaha. Back in 2009, Mercier won his first and only bracelet in Event #5 $1,500 PLO after outlasting a field of 809 players. Mercier earned $237,462 for that victory while overcoming a final table that included Steven Burkholder (2nd place), Kevin Iacofano (3rd place), Matt Giannetti (4th place), Dario Alito (7th place), and An Tran (8th place).
If Mercier can dispatch Winzeler here today, he'll become a two-time bracelet winner.
flop, which Winzeler checked. Merrifield put the pressure on with a 400,000 bet and Winzeler hit the tank.
flop. Merrifield grabbed his remaining 350,000 chips and committed them to the pot. Winzeler snap-called and flipped 
for the nut flush.
. Any king or jacks would give him the win, while a queen would grant him a chop. Merrifield's supporters leaned in as the 
blanked on the turn, leaving just one card to come. The atmosphere was tense as the dealer burned and put out the 
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. Mercier flipped up 
for quad tens and took the pot down, much to Merrifield's disbelief.
, Hans Winzeler bet 115,000 only to hear Jason Mercier say, "Raise." The Team PokerStars Pro (USA) then slid out a total of 355,000. Winzeler hit the tank for a solid minute before making the call.
for a flush and Winzeler simply mucked.
turn.
for two pair. Winzeler shook his head as if to say, "It's good," and then flung his cards to the muck.
. Mercier then opened for 80,000 on the turn of the 
; Merrifield reraised to 200,000 and Mercier called before both players checked down the river of the 
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for queens full and scooped the pot.
flop, which was followed by a check-bet 390,000-fold on the