SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 3: 150/300 with a 50 ante
Players: 782

Jason Mercier lost most of his stack early this afternoon, and he had been nursing between 3,000-5,000 for the last couple levels. He finally lost a crucial pot that left him with just 275 chips, and he was all in from the big blind on his final hand.

David Bradshaw called in early position, and Sam Ho raised to 1,400 a couple seats over. Bradshaw called the remainder to see a flop. It came , and Bradshaw led out for 2,050. Ho moved all in for 7,150, Bradshaw folded, and Mercier was heads up and at risk for his tournament life.

Ho:
Mercier:

The on the turn gave Mercier two outs to survive, but the river was a miss. Mercier, who is Florida’s all-time winningest tournament player, was eliminated.

Sam Ho – 12,850
Jason Mercier – Eliminated