Saturday, June 18, 2016 5:30 AM Local Time
James Obst Doubles Up
Limit Hold'em
James Obst raises on the button and Jason Mercier calls from the big blind. The flop is and Mercier checks. Obst bets, Mercier raises, Obst makes it three bets and they get the last of Obst's chips into the middle.
"We need a jack or a club," says Mercier to his rail.
Mercier shows and is up against Obst's . The turn is the , giving Mercier a few more outs, and the river is the to give Obst a double up.
James Obst - 1,670,000
Jason Mercier - 6,885,000