2021 RRPO Live Updates

Event 1 Flight C: Wilnor Mercado Knocks Out Two Players to Burst the Money Bubble 4i2c2y

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante Flight C Players Remaining:  62 of 622 2w2s51

Wilnor Mercado (far right) eliminated two players on the final hand, the button (not pictured) and the small blind (top left, leaning back in his chair).

In the first hand of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, Wilnor Mercado raised under the gun to 24,000, the player on the button moved all in for 61,000, and the player in the small blind called all in for 32,000.

Mercado called, and all three players turned over their cards. Here they are in descending order of chip counts:

Wilnor Mercado:  6h6d
Button:  AdQs
Small Blind:  Jd2c

The board came 10s9s4d3sKc, and the pocket sixes held up for Mercado to win the entire pot, eliminating both of his opponents to burst the Money Bubble.

The remaining 62 players finish in the money and advance to Day 2, which begins on Sunday at 1:00 pm. Stay tuned for official chip counts from this flight, which will be posted soon.