Steven Fung raised to 28,000 on his button, and big blind Jason Mercier made it 76,000. After a medium-length pause, Fung looked him in the eye and announced, "All in."
Call.
Fung:
Mercier:
Board:
Thus we are down to 19, and Jason Mercier is our new chip leader on 1,170,000.
James Akenhead raised preflop from the button and Sandor Demjan called in the small blind. On the flop, Demjan checked, Akenhead continuation bet 38,000 and Demjan called.
Both players checked the turn only for Demjan to lead out for 130,000 on the river. Akenhead seemed tempted, but ultimately folded.
Jason Mercier had already taken a pretty serious pot out of the hands of Matt Hawrilenko -- Mercier raised to 23,000, Hawrilenko made it 85,000 and then Mercier made it 384,000 to go. Hawrilenko folded.
So he was on around 600,000 when he raised to 24,000 under the gun on the last hand of the level and Steven Fung called from the button. Over to Konstantin Bücherl in the big blind, who moved all in for 207,000 more. Mercier called, Fung folded, and they were on their backs.
Mercier:
Bücherl:
Board:
Oh dear. As tablemate Tony Cousineau said, "Jason Mercier, ladies and gentlemen. So brutal."
Konstantin Bücherl becomes our 21st-place finisher, and Mercier is up to 860,000.