Jeff Rossiter opened for 24,000 from the cutoff and received calls from Jason Mercier on the button and John Juanda in the small blind. The three players took a flop of , Juanda checked, and Rossiter bet 48,000. Mercier called, Juanda folded, and it was heads-up to the turn.

Rossiter checked, Mercier bet 93,000, an Rossiter sprung to life with a check-raise to 252,000. Mercier released his hand.