Mercier Trending Upward

Jason Mercier raises to 35,000 from middle position, Christopher Bonita calls on the button, and Besnik Ziba calls out of the small blind.  The flop falls [Ah8s4c] and Ziba checks.  Mercier bets 51,000 and Bonita raises to 111,000 total.  Ziba takes a minute to think before folding, then Mercier takes a minute of his own before announcing he is all-in.  Bonita folds and Mercier takes the pot.

The very next hand, Sorel Mizzi raises to 38,000 out of the small blind and Mercier makes it 99,000 out of the big blind.  Mizzi thinks a while before folding and Mercier takes another one to hit the 500,000 chip mark.

Jason Mercier – 500,000 (31 big blinds)