Mercier Busts Jachtmann
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Last year, Jan-Peter Jachtmann won this event and Jason Mercier made the final table, placing eighth. The two are seated at the same starting table in the corner of the Amazon Room at Table 364, and Mercier just busted Jachtmann, causing him to use one of his lammers to reload.
Justin Schwartz raised from middle position to 600, Erick Lindgren called from the cutoff seat, the player on the button called, and Mercier called from the small bind before play fell on Jachtmann in the big blind. He reraised to 3,600. Schwartz and Lindgren folded before the button and Mercier called to take a flop.
The flop came down paired with the 
. Mercier checked, Jachtmann went all in for his last 275 on his first lammer with two more behind, and the button called. Mercier raised to 2,900, and the button quickly folded.
Mercier tabled the 
for trip deuces, and Jachtmann showed the 
.
The turn was the 
and the river was the 
, giving Mercier the pot. Jachtmann tossed in a lammer to get another 10,000 in chips.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000 | 6,000 |
|
20,000 | -13,500 |
river gave him two pair, it also gave Selbst a winning flush.
, Yevgeniy Timoshenko and David "Doc" Sands were in action. Timoshenko was first and bet 1,050. Sands raised to 4,750. Timoshenko tanked, then called.
, and Timoshenko moved all in for around 12,000. Sands quickly called with the 
. Timoshenko had the 
for the same straight, but Sands was freerolling with a flush draw.
, not giving Sands his flush and forcing a chop between the two players.
when online high-stakes regular Hac Dang checked from middle position and Justin "Boosted J" Smith bet 2,000 from the cutoff. Dang took his time before dropping in a call and then checked after the dealer burned and turned the 
. Smith waited about 45 seconds before betting 6,300 and Dang responded with a check-raise all in. "I call," Smith whispered.
