No Love for Mercier's Queens

Kyle Cheong opened to 1,000, Jason Mercier three-bet to 2,250 from the small blind, and Cheong made the call.
The flop fell , Mercier led out for 1,650, and Cheong called.
The turn was the , both players checked, and the
completed the board. The two players checked again. Mercier rolled over
for a pair of queens, but Cheong had that beat with
for a pair of aces.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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68,000
-4,000
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-4,000 |
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50,000
17,000
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17,000 |