The Ol' Queen-High Six-Bet Shove
Mercier opened the pot to 4,800, and Antony Lellouche three-bet to 12,100. When it came back to Mercier, he made it 27,400 to play, and Lellouche came right back over the top to 67,400. Not to be outdone, Mercier moved all in for 177,400 total, and it brought Lellouche to a pause. After about 30 seconds, Lellouche called with the covering stack to put Mercier at risk.
The Frenchman tabled , and Mercier sheepishly turned over . The flop held contained a queen, but the board of Q-2-2-4-A failed to get Mercier over the hump.
You've got to admire his bravery, but it hasn't worked out for Jason this time; he's out. Andy Black saw Mercier wandering around the room, and he asked where Jason was sitting. "I'm not," said Mercier.
"What? You taking a break?" asked Black rather indignantly.
"No. I decided to punt my stack." Black didn't hear him, so Mercier repeated a bit louder, this time adding a kicking gesture as he spoke: "I decided to punt my stack. (*shrug*) I'm the worst ever."