$2,200 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freezeout)
Level 5: 100/200/25 Ante

We joined in a hand with Scott Zakheim taking on Jake Schindler with a board.  Zakheim had put Schindler all-in. Jake just couldn’t decide what to do and went in the tank.

In the meantime, Jason Mercier had was really stuggling with the near seven-minute wait.  He had a much harder time dealing with the passage of the time considering the other two players at the table, Uri Kadosh and John Dolan, were both fortunate enough to be receiving massages at the time.

Eventually, Mercier called the clock and as the countdown nearly started Schindler called and showed and Zakheim turned over for the flopped two pair.  Another ten came on the turn giving Schindler more outs but he bricked the river and was out the door.

Mercier, whose goatee may have grown two more inches during the wait, said he hated to call the clock because he “plays 100k’s with the guy” but just couldn’t take it anymore.

The elimination takes the field down to 54 out of the 94 entrants in Event 15.