Jason Mercier Wins Event No. 5 ($237,415)
Jun 03, '09
Jason Mercier limped on the button and Steven Burkholder made it 48,000 to go from the big blind. Mercier called and the flop rolled out J
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. Burkholder bet 110,000 and Mercier raised to 285,000. Burkholder re-potted, Mercier moved all in and Burkholder made the all-in call. Their cards:
Mercier: Q
J82
Burkholder: AAJ7
Turn and River: QK
Mercier won the hand and the tournament with a full house. Mercier won $237,415 for first place and his first gold bracelet. Burkholder was awarded $146,748 for his second-place finish.
Player Tags: Jason Mercier, Steven Burkholder
Final Table Update: Scales Tipping in Mercier's Favor
Jun 03, '09
Blinds: 12,000-24,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 809
Chip Counts:
1. Jason Mercier — 2,290,000
2. Steven Burkholder — 1,350,000
Average Chip Count: 1,820,250
Big Hands:
Jason Mercier Takes the Lead with a Full House
Jason Mercier raised to 60,000 from the button and Steven Burkholder made the call from the big blind. The flop rolled out AJ10 and both players checked. The turn fell 10 and Burkholder checked. Mercier bet 85,000 and Burkholder raised to 210,000. Mercier made the call and the river fell 9. Burholder bet 400,000 and Mercier made the call again.
Mercier flipped over A1033 and Burkholder mucked. Mercier won the pot to grow his stack to 2.3 million and take the chip lead.
Player Tags: Jason Mercier, Steven Burkholder
Final Table Update: Vic Park (9th) and An Tran (8th) Eliminated
Jun 03, '09
Blinds: 8,000-16,000
Players Remaining: 7 out of 809
Chip Counts:
1. Kevin Iacofano — 905,000
2. Steven Burkholder — 886,000
3. Jonathan Tare — 840,000
4. Matt Giannetti — 358,000
5. Jason Mercier — 285,000
6. Dario Alioto — 216,000
7. Chris Biondino — 84,000
Average Chip Count: 520,000
Notable Eliminations:
9. Vic Park — $22,053
8. An Tran — $25,122
Elimination Hands:
Vic Park Eliminated in Ninth Place ($22,053)
Vic Park raised to 42,000 from middle position and Matt Giannetti made the call from small blind. The flop was dealt J106 and Giannetti bet enough to put Park all in. He called and they flipped up their cards:
Park: AK32
Giannetti: KKQQ
Turn and River: 24
Park missed a collection of outs and Giannatti won the hand with kings and grew his stack to 415,000. Park was eliminated in ninth place
An Tran Eliminated in Eighth Place ($25,122)
In a limped and checked pot with a flop of K52 sitting on the table, Jason Mercier bet 36,000 under the gun. Chris Biondino mucked UTG+1 and Steven Burkholder check-raised to 111,000 from the small blind. An Tran three-bet all in for 298,000 and Mercier mucked. Burkholder called and they flipped up their cards:
Tran: J622
Burkholder: A1055
Turn and River: KQ
Burkholder won the hand with a set of fives to grow his stack to 925,000 while Tran was eliminated in eighth place, taking home $25,122.
Player Tags: An Tran, Matt Giannetti, Steven Burkholder
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A player raises to 4,500 and Steven Burkholder reraises to 19,500. After thinking it over, the original raiser moves all in for a total of 51,000. Burkholder calls and shows Q