WPT Alpha8: Level 13 Report

Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players: 7 of 21

Level 13 at the World Poker Tour Alpha8 $100,000 super high roller event at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open saw a surprising elimination given his dominant play yesterday. Jason Mercier was eliminated in eighth place after leading for most of Day 1 and coming into Day 2 in second chip-position.

On his final hand Mercier was all in for 61,500 preflop and Daniel Alaei had him covered. Mercier held Jh 10h and Alaei had Ah 6s. The board was dealt Kh Jd 10d 6c 6h and Mercier was knocked out of the tournament.

Other than that bustout though it has been all quiet on the South Florida front as far as eliminations are concerned. Joseph Cheong did score a double up when his pocket threes came from behind to top the pocket fours of Steven Silverman on a board that ran out 10-5-3-A-K

Seat 1: Daniel Alaei – 420,000 (70 bb)
Seat 2: Isaac Haxton – 238,000 (39 bb)
Seat 3: Jeff Gross – 140,000 (23 bb)
Seat 4: Steven Silverman – 255,000 (42 bb)
Seat 5: Joseph Cheong – 325,000 (54 bb)
Seat 6: JC Tran – 195,000 (32 bb)
Seat 7: Jason Mercier – Eliminated
Seat 8: Matt Glantz – 565,000 (94 bb)

Here is the prize pool they are gunning for:

1: $891,660
2: $526,890
3: $364,770
4: $243,180