Seat no. 2 — Micah Smith — 240,000
Seat no. 3 — Andy Seth — 765,000
Seat no. 6 — Steven Silverman — 1,240,000
Seat no. 7 — Jan Peter Jachtman — 3,070,000
Seat no. 8 — Andrew Brown — 3,200,000
Players Eliminated:
Benjamin Sage — 6th Place ($124,600)
Nikolai Yakovvenko 7th Place ($94,442)
Jason Mercier — 8th Place ($72,132)
Joe Kushner — 9th Place ($55,525)
Live Updates:
Joe Kushner Eliminated in 9th Place ($55,525)
Andy Seth opened the pot for 45,000, Joe Kushner called from middle position and Andrew Brown called from the button.
The flop came A54, Sage checked, Seth bet 90,000, Kushner moved all in, Sage folded and Seth called.
Seth: AA74
Kushner: KK55
Seth was ahead on the flop with top set of aces against Kushner’s set of fives. The turn and river were the 9 and Q, offering no help to Joe Kushner who was eliminated in 9th place ($55,525). Seth moved up to about 1.3 million after the hand.
Jason Mercier Eliminated in 8th Place ($72,132)
Jason Mercier was all in before the flop against Micah Smith.
Smith: KKQQ
Mercier: A743
Board: 75399
Smith was ahead before the flop with a pair of kings. Mercier flopped two pair to take the lead, but the board paired on the river to counterfeit Mercier’s hand. Jason Mercier was eliminated in 8th place ($72,132).
Nikolai Yakovenko Eliminated in 7th Place ($94,442)
Jan Peter Jachtmann opened the pot from late position for 70,000, Nikolai Yakovenko reraised to 180,000 from the button, Jachtmann four-bet the pot and Yakovenko called all in.
Jachtmann: AA64
Yakovenko: KK76
Board: J8356
Jachtmann was ahead before the flop with a pair of aces against Yakovenko’s kings. Nikolai Yakovenko failed to improve and was eliminated in 7th place. Jachtmann ended the hand with just under 3.2 million in chips.
Benjamin Sage Eliminated in 6th Place ($124,600)
Andrew Brown opened the button for 58,000 from the cutoff, Benjamin Sage made a pot-sized reraise and Sage called all in for around 300,000.
Brown: AA104
Sage: QQ86
Board: 643A7
Brown was ahead before the flop with a pair of aces against Sage’s queens. Benjamin Sage failed improve by the river and was eliminated in 6th place ($124,600) as Andrew Brown secured the chip lead with about 3.2 million.
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The final table of Event no. 39 ($10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Day 3 began with 13 players spread out over 2 tables, and with the elimination of Villie Wahlbeck in 10th Place ($43,076), the final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 22 with blinds of 10,000-20,000, and will continue until a winner is determined.
With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up:
Seat no. 1 — Benjamin Sage — 854,000
Seat no. 2 — Micah Smith — 332,000
Seat no. 3 — Andy Seth — 829,000
Seat no. 4 — Joe Kushner — 376,000
Seat no. 5 — Jason Mercier — 178,000
Seat no. 6 — Steven Silverman — 375,000
Seat no. 7 — Jan Peter Jachtman — 2,650,000
Seat no. 8 — Andrew Brown — 2,727,000
Seat no. 9 — Nikolai Yakovenko — 240,000
While only 9 remain, this event gathered 9 players, creating a total prize pool of $2,754,200. Here is a look at the final payouts:
1st Place — $661,000
2nd Place — $408,393
3rd Place — $229,960
4th Place — $222,044
5th Place — $165,665
6th Place — $124,600
7th Place — $94,442
8th Place — $72,132
9th Place — $55,525
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1. Ben Lamb — 551,600
2. Kevin Saul — 542,200
3. Guillaume Darcourt — 524,000
4. Wilfried Haerig — 505,000
5. Aleksandr Mozhnyakov — 478,600
6. Don Nguyen — 470,000
7. Ryan D’Angelo — 462,300
8. Tuan Vo — 434,500
9. Martin Hanitz — 415,000
10. Patrik Antonius — 361,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Matt Matros — 105,000
Daniel Negreanu — 114,000
Phil Hellmuth — 110,000
Shawn Patrick Green — 33,000
Thomas Keller — 270,000
Todd Brunson — 100,000
Notables Eliminated:
Jason Mercier
Greg Mueller
Hands:
Jason Mercier Eliminated
With 21 big blinds, Jason Mercier opened under the gun with the K J. Another player calls with the 9 8. The flop comes 8 7 2X, and Mercier’s opponent checks. Mercier shoves and his opponent calls. The 2 gave Mercier a flush and he was in good shape to double. However, the river was a 2, giving his opponent a full house. Mercier was gone early on day 3.
Sorel Mizzi Doubles
Poker pro Sorel Mizzi just got his stack of about 100,000 in preflop with pocket aces against another player’s A-K. The aces held and Mizzi was at 225,000 after the hand.
Rob Perelman Doubles
One player limped in and Rob Perelman shoved his short stack in the middle with A-2. A player in the big blind called with pocket queens and the limper folded. Fortunately for Perelman the flop brought an ace and he doubled to 55,000.
Darryll Fish Doubles
Darryll Fish got all of his chips into the middle with A-Q and unfortunately ran into A-K. However the board ran out K-10-3-4-J, giving him broad way on the end and the double to 175,000.
Phil Hellmuth Over 100,000
Phil Hellmuth called a 4,000-chip bet with the K 10 in the small blind. The flop was sexy for Hellmuth as it fell 5 3 2, and he check-called a bet of 7,000. The 6 fell on the turn and action went check-check. Hellmuth hit his flush on the river when the 5 fell. He bet 16,000 and his opponent called. Hellmuth was at 110,000 after the hand.
Greg Mueller Eliminated
Greg Mueller got his stack of about 70,000 in with pocket aces on a K-8-5-10 board vs. Q-J. The river was a nine and Mueller was gone.
Mercier bricked with an ace on the final draw while Tanaka made a ten-low to win the pot. Jason Mercier was the first one eliminated in 6th place ($25,967).
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Level 22: Turner Eliminated 7th, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 30, '11
NOTE: The day began with 13 players, and with the elimination of Jon Turner in 7th place ($18,804), the official six-handed final table is now underway.
Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 310
Average Chip Count: 387,500
Chip Counts:
1. David Bach – 817,000
2. Eli Elezra – 434,000
3. Jason Mercier – 343,000
4. Justin Bonomo – 313,000
5. Leonard Martin – 273,000
6. Masayoshi Tanaka – 148,000
Only 13 players remain in the $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw event. Though all are in the money, everyone looking up at the gold bracelet and the $189,919 first-place prize.
Jason Mercier leads the way with 358,500 and Eli Elezra (327,000) and Scott Seiver (303,000) are close behind. Other notables include Shawn Buchanan, Galen Hall, Jon Turner, David Bach, and Justin Bonomo.
Mercier is gunning for his third final table appearance and second win of the summer series. Hall currently holds a four-point lead over Sam Stein in the Card PlayerPOY race and is looking to create some distance between himself and the rest of the pack.
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Chip Counts:
Jason Mercier: 358,500
Eli Elezra: 327,000
Scott Seiver: 303,000
Leonard Martin: 242,500
Scott Dorin: 227,500
Shawn Buchanan: 176,500
Jon Turner: 145,000
Galen Hall: 143,000
David Bach: 115,000
Justin Bonomo: 111,500
Masayoshi Tanaka: 79,500
Nicholas Verkaik: 73,500
Fabian Holling: 36,000
Jason Mercier started the final heads-up match slightly outchipped, but managed to take an early lead after flopping the nut straight to win a pot worth 2 million. From there Mercier managed to extend his lead a bit, but Winzeler chipped back up and the two players were soon enough deadlocked at just under 4 million each. Winzeler took command again closing out Level 28, but Mercier quickly took the lead back after winning a big pot with a straight at the beginning of Level 29.
On the final hand of the night, Jason Mercier button-raised to 160,00 before the flop, Hans Winzeler reraised to 480,000 from the big blind and Mercier called.
The flop came 9 4 3, Winzeler checked, Mercier bet 960,000, Winzeler moved all in and Mercier called.
Winzeler: A K K J
Mercier: Q 6 5 3
Winzeler was ahead with a pair of kings, but Mercier was drawing live with bottom pair and an open-ended straight draw.
The turn and river were the 10 and the 7, giving Mercier a straight on the river to win the pot. Hans Winzeler was eliminated in 2nd place ($383,075) while Jason Mercier wins Event #35, his second gold bracelet and the $619,575 grand prize.
Level 28: Players Grind Back to Even, Winzeler Ends Level On Top
Jun 23, '11
Blinds: 30,000-60,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 507
Average Chip Count: 3,802,500
Chip Counts:
1. Hans Winzeler – 4,340,000
2. Jason Mercier – 3,255,000
Mercier Takes Chip Lead, Gives It Back
Jason Mercier started heads-up play with a a slight chip disadvantage of about 3.5 million to Hans Winzeler’s 4.1 million. Mercier quickly took the lead by taking down a 2,000,000+ pot after flopping the nut straight early in the level. Mercier managed to gain some distance on Winzeler and at point had more than a 2:1 chip lead on his opponent before Winzeler was able to grind his way back to even at 3.8 million all.
Mercier chipped up again towards the end of of the level after winning a big pot with trip sixes, but it was Hans Winzeler that went to the break with a slight lead of 4.3 million to Mercier’s 3.2 million.
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1. Hans Winzeler – 4,125,000
2. Jason Mercier – 3,490,000
Eliminations:
3rd. Steven Merrifield – $239,100
Steven Merrifield Eliminated in 3rd Place ($239,100)
Steven Merrifield button-raised to 175,000 before the flop and Hans Winzeler called.
The flop came K J 10, Winzeler checked, Merrifield moved all in for 350,000 and Winzeler called.
Merrifield: A K J 4
Winzeler: A Q 10 5
Winzeler flopped the ace-high straight and was ahead when the money went in while Merrifield trailed with two pair. The turn and rover were the 3 and the 3, no help to Steven Merrifield who was eliminated in 3rd place ($239,100).
NOTE With the elimination of Steven Merrifirld in 3rd place, Hans Winzeler took the chip lead into heads-up play with 4,125,000 to Jason Mercier’s 3,490,000.
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Level 26: Final Three Close In Chips; Chiu 4th, Ressler 5th
Jun 22, '11
Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Players Remaining: 3 out of 507
Average Chip Count: 2,535,000
Chip Counts:
1. Steven Merrifield – 2,775,000
2. Jason Mercier – 2,540,000
3. Hans Winzeler – 2,300,000
Eliminations:
4th. David Chiu – $156,628
5th. Joseph Ressler – $105,967
Joseph Ressler Eliminated in 5th Place ($105,967)
Joseph Ressler opened the pot for 80,000 from under the gun, Steven Merrifield called from the small blind and Jason Mercier called from the big blind.
The flop came K 10 7 ,Merrifield and Mercier both checked, Ressler bet 150,000, Merrifield check-raised to 425,000, Mercier folded, Ressler moved all in and Merrifield called.
Ressler: K K 3 2
Merrifield: A 10 10 2
Ressler flopped top set while Merrifield flopped middle set. The turn and river were the 4 and the 10, giving Merrifield quad tens on the river to win the pot. Joseph Ressler got it in good with set-over-set, but was eliminated in 5th place ($105,967) when Steven Merrifield spiked a one-outer on the river to to make quads.
David Chiu Eliminated in 4th Place ($156,628)
David Chiu opened the pot for a raise from the cutoff, Jason Mercier reraised from the big blind and Chiu called all in.
Chiu: A K J 4
Mercier: A Q J 9
The board came A 9 4 6 10, giving Mercier a flush on the river to win the pot. David Chiu was eliminated in 4th place ($156,628).
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Level 24: Brooks Eliminated 7th, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 22, '11
NOTE: Play ended last night with 15 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. With the elimination of Gregory Brooks in 7th place ($53,210), the official six-handed final table is now underway.
Blinds: 12,000-24,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 507
Average Chip Count: 1,267,500
Chip Counts:
1. Joseph Ressler – 2,000,000
2. Jason Mercier – 1,900,000
3. David Chiu – 1,710,000
4. Steven Merrifield – 1,485,000
5. Hans Winzeler – 1,240,000
6. Mike McDonald – 245,000
Level 18: Jason Mercier Eliminated in 7th Place ($10,524)
Jun 06, '11
NOTE: Players take a twenty-minute break at the conclusion of Level 18 and will return at approximately 4:45pm to begin Level 19.
Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining: 6 out of 275
Average Chip Count: 206,250
Chip Counts:
1. Matt Perrins – 334,000
2. Chris Bjorn – 241,000
3. Bernard Lee – 226,000
4. Josh Brikis – 166,000
5. Thomas Fuller – 163,000
6. Robin Rightmire – 110,000
Eliminations:
7th. Jason Mercier – $10,524
Jason Mercier Eliminated in 7th Place ($10,524)
Jason Mercier open-shoved the short stack for around 70,000, Josh Brikis re-shoved behind and everyone folded.
Both players stood pat with a nine-high and Mercier’s 9-8 was just behind Brikis’ 9-7.
NOTE: Play ended last night with the elimination of Aaron Schaff in 8th place ($7,937). The remaining seven players returned at approximately 3:00pm to begin the final table. Play will continue today until a winner is crowned.
Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 out of 275
Average Chip Count: 176,785
Chip Counts:
1. Matthew Perrins – 293,000
2. Bernard Lee – 265,000
3. Chris Bjorn – 197,500
4. Thomas Fuller – 168,000
5. Josh Brikis – 119,000
6. Robin Rightmire – 107,000
7. Jason Mercier – 89,500
Ted Forrest moved all in holding an open-ended straight draw against the pair of queens for Jason Mercier.
The turn gave Forrest more outs with a flush draw, but the river was a brick sending him to the rail. Mercier will now face off against the winner of the match between Andy Bloch and John Juanda in the next round.
Ted Forrest moved all in holding an open-ended straight draw against the pair of queens for Jason Mercier.
The turn gave Forrest more outs with a flush draw, but the river was a brick sending him to the rail. Mercier will now face off against the winner of the match between Andy Bloch and John Juanda in the next round.
Jason Mercier has surged to the top of the leader board here in level 2 after flopping a set of sixes and getting his opponent to commit the rest of his stack with pocket aces.
The always dangerous Mercier now has 72,500, which is more than twice the current average stack. So far today, we have lost roughly 30 players.
Jason Mercier was all in for his last 90,000 in the small blind and Mike McClain called from the big blind.
Mercier showed A8, but was dominated against McClain’s A10. The board ran out A97QJ and Mercier was eliminated. McClain is now big stacked with 420,000.
Jason Mercier has surged to the top of the leader board here in level 2 after flopping a set of sixes and getting his opponent to commit the rest of his stack with pocket aces.
The always dangerous Mercier now has 72,500, which is more than twice the current average stack. So far today, we have lost roughly 30 players.
Jason Mercier was all in for his last 90,000 in the small blind and Mike McClain called from the big blind.
Mercier showed A8, but was dominated against McClain’s A10. The board ran out A97QJ and Mercier was eliminated. McClain is now big stacked with 420,000.
Jason Mercier bet 61,000 from the cutoff on a 8 6 2 flop and Ray Henson made the call from the big blind. The turn fell J and Mercier bet 114,000. Henson made the call and the river fell 7. Henson and Mercier both checked and Henson turned over 9 8, which was not good enough to best the 10 4of Mercier. Henson saw his stack drop below 300,000 after the hand.
Jason Mercier raised to 40,000 from middle position and Aaron Lerner reraised all in for 90,000. Mercier made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Mercier: J 9
Lerner: A 9
Board: 8 7 3 A 10
Mercier hit a straight on the river and Lerner was eliminated in 23rd place. He will take home $18,000 in prize money.
Joe Tehan opened for 34,000 and Jason Mercier called on the button. Cary Katz then moved all in from the big blind for an additional 218,000 and Tehan folded.
Mercier thought it over for a few minutes before making the call and tabled pocket fives. Katz held AQ for the two overs, but given his facial expression, you may have thought he was a 100-1 dog. Sure enough, the board fell KJ78J and Katz was eliminated.
After the hand, Katz shrugged and said, “This kid never loses a race.” We’re pretty sure that isn’t true, but you wouldn’t know it by how the day has gone for Mercier.
Mark Ader got the last of his chips in preflop against Jason Mercier and they flipped over their cards:
Ader: A K
Mercier: 4 4
Mercier spiked a third 4 on the board, which was enough to top the ace that Ader was looking for to rescue him. Mercier grew his stack to 1.4 million after the hand.
Jason Mercier bet 19,000 on a flop of J 9 2 and Mark Ader made the check-call. Both players checked the K on the turn and the river fell 7. Ader checked, Mercier bet 64,000, and Ader made the call. Mercier flipped over J 9 and Ader mucked his hand. Mercier grew his stack close to 500,000 after the hand.
Jimmie Guinther Eliminated in 10th Place ($47,000)
Nov 16, '10
Team PokerStars pro Jason Mercier raised to 80,000 under the gun Jimmie Guinther reraised all in for 1.2 million. Mercier quickly made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Mercier: A K
Guinther: 8 8
Board: 10 7 4 A 7
Guinther was eliminated in 10th place and he will take home $47,000 in prize money. Mercier grew his stack to 3.9 million.
Jason Mercier Eliminated in Seventh Place ($84,857)
Nov 17, '10
Jason Mercier started the day second in chips and for the most part, kept his stack intact leading up to his elimination hand.
Jason Mercier min-raised to 120,000 and Ray Henson called. So did Chris DeMaci in the small blind. Joe Tehan then reraised to 515,000 from the big blind, which was met by a reraise to 1,100,000 from Mercier.
Henson mucked, as did DeMaci, but Tehan moved all in. Mercier made the call for his last 3,645,000 and the two flipped up their cards.
Mercier showed AK and he was flipping for the chip lead against Tehan’s pocket jacks. The board fell 96538 and Mercier was eliminated. Tehan now has over 9,300,000 in chips. His nearest competitor, DeMaci, has 4,100,000.
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, Sage checked, Seth bet 90,000, Kushner moved all in, Sage folded and Seth called.
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Jason Mercier Eliminated
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, giving his opponent a full house. Mercier was gone early on day 3.
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David Chiu Eliminated in 4th Place ($156,628)
Jason Mercier Eliminated in 7th Place ($10,524)
Ted Forrest moved all in holding an open-ended straight draw against the pair of queens for Jason Mercier.
The turn gave Forrest more outs with a flush draw, but the river was a brick sending him to the rail. Mercier will now face off against the winner of the match between Andy Bloch and John Juanda in the next round.
The match between Jason Mercier and Olivier Busquet took so long that it eventually became a shove fest.
Jason Mercier has surged to the top of the leader board here in level 2 after flopping a set of sixes and getting his opponent to commit the rest of his stack with pocket aces.
Jason Mercier was all in for his last 90,000 in the small blind and Mike McClain called from the big blind.
After a series of preflop raises, Amit Makhija found himself all in holding Q-J against the pocket deuces of Jason Mercier.
Jason Mercier had Danny Suied all in and covered with A
Jason Mercier bet 61,000 from the cutoff on a 8
Jason Mercier bet 19,000 on a flop of J
Team PokerStars pro Jason Mercier raised to 80,000 under the gun Jimmie Guinther reraised all in for 1.2 million. Mercier quickly made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Jason Mercier started the day second in chips and for the most part, kept his stack intact leading up to his elimination hand.