Jason Mercier Doubles Up in His First Hand; Sends His Opponent Back to a Life of Crime
Apr 13, 2018
Jason Mercier (pictured) enters the tournament for the first time here in Level 8, and in his first hand he raises from middle position to 1,350. Three players call.
The flop comes 
, the big blind checks, Mercier bets 2,300, and another player in middle position raises to 7,100. The fourth player in the hand folds, and the big blind calls.
Mercier moves all in for 28,575. The middle-position player calls, and the big blind folds and says he had pocket aces with the ace of hearts.
Mercier shows 
for a pair of eights with a heart flush draw, and he needs to improve to stay alive against his opponent’s 
.
The turn card is the 
, giving Mercier the lead with a heart flush, but one more heart on the board will give his opponent a higher flush.
The river card is the 
, and Mercier wins the pot with his flush to double up in his first hand of the tournament.
Jason Mercier – 70,300 (117 bb)
David Paredes tweeted some of the humorous post-hand chatter:
Day 1, lvl 8. @JasonMercier sits down, raises first hand 89hh. Gets KhK to just flat, another guy to call with Axhh. Flop 873hh. KK and Jason get it all in and Axhh folds. Turn heart no issues, another player at table says: “fuck this shit, I’m going back to selling drugs.”
— David Paredes (@gaucho2121) April 14, 2018
Jason Mercier, forcing people back to selling drugs since 2007. https://t.co/Rzdfo1V1IR
— David Paredes (@gaucho2121) April 14, 2018
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