Diamonds are Mercier's Best Friend
Nível 12
Stud
Hastings: 
/ 
— fold
Mercier: / 
Brian Hastings completed with the showing and Jason Mercier made it two bets with the . Action folded back Hastings and he called. Mercier pulled the on fourth and had first action. He led out with a bet and Hastings called. On fifth, Hastings paired his queens and led out. Mercier came over the top and Hastsings called.
Sixth street saw Mercier pull a fourth diamond, eliciting a check from Hastings. Mercier fired again and Hastings thought for about 30 seconds before picking up his cards and dropping them in the muck. Mercier picked up the pot and now has about 845,000.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
845,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
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|
125,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
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, Shaun Deeb called, and the turn was the 
. Mizrachi fired out another 75,500 - leaving 65,000 or so behind - and Deeb tank-folded.
. Deeb checked, Mizrachi bet 23,500, and Deeb folded.
, only Deeb called, and the turn was the 
. Deeb called a bet of 33,000, and Monnette fired out yet another 33,000 on the river (
). Deeb snap-called, showing 
for a flush.
. Martin check-called a bet of 10,000, both players checked on the turn (
), and the 
completed the board. Martin led out for 28,000, Deeb called, and Martin won the pot with 
for a pair of jacks.
turn was cause for concern, as Duhamel picked up an open-ended straight draw, but the 
river failed to complete it. Ship the double to Yockey.
, and he tossed out 10,500. Duhamel check-raised to 32,000, Anderson called, and the turn was the 
.
for a pair of aces, momentarily thinking it was the best hand, then scooped up his hand and tossed it into the muck.
, allowing Hastings to score the double. He's now up to 190,000 while Steicke has dropped to 495,000.
