Mercier's Stack Reduced
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Since having removed the towers of yellow T1,000 chips at the dinner break, it appears that Jason Mercier has lost some of his mojo with it, now down to 1.56 million after losing two pots in succession.
Earlier, Hans Winzeler raised to 75,000 from under the gun before the flop; Steven Merrifield called from the cutoff, as did Mercier from the button to make it three-handed to the flop of 
.
Winzeler checked, Merrifield opened for 90,000 and Mercier called. Winzeler folded, but then Mericer also folded after Merrifield led out on the turn of the 
.
In the very next hand, Mercier opened for 60,000 from the button and David Chiu called from the small blind, but then both players checked all the way down the board of 
. Chiu tabled 
and Mercier mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,400,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
1,560,000
-290,000
|
-290,000 |
|
||
|
1,115,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
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