Friday, June 26, 2015 to Sunday, June 28, 2015
Jason Mercier limps from the button and Alexander Petersen raises to 300,000 from the big blind. Mercier calls and the two see a flop of . Petersen leads for 600,000 and Mercier pushes his last 1,200,000 in the middle. Petersen calls and the cards are tabled.
Petersen: Mercier:
Mercier leads with two pair but has to fade the many outs of Petersen. The on the turn gives Petersen a flush and the on the river does not fill up Mercier meaning he is out in second place.
Mercier earns $572,989 for his second place finish. This is Mercier's fourth cash of the World Series.
Petersen wins $927,655 for first place and the WSOP gold bracelet.
A full recap will be posted shortly.
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