You Winzeler Some, You Lose Some
Jason Mercier has now extended his chip lead, moving up to 5.3 million as the heads-up battle continues here in the ESPN Main Stage.
Earlier, Mercier raised to 120,000 from the button before the flop; Hans Winzeler re-raised to 360,000 and Mercier called before both players checked the flop of as well as the turn of the before Winzeler checked again on the river , only to fold after Mercier bet out 435,000.
In the next hand, Winzeler raised to 125,000 and Mercier called before check-folding after Winzeler quickly bet out after the flop of .
Two hands later, Winzeler raised to 120,000 from the button and again Mercier called to see the flop of . Mercier checked and Winzeler bet 150,000, but Mercier check-raised to 385,000. Winzeler called and then both players checked down the turn of the and the river .
Mercier showed down for two pair and Winzeler mucked his hand. Winzeler is now down to 2.3 million
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jason Mercier |
5,300,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
Hans Winzeler |
2,300,000
-750,000
|
-750,000 |