Mercier Gets Lucky to Extend Tournament Life

We're not sure of the preflop action, but a raising war broke out between Jason Pritchard and Jason Mercier that resulted in the latter being all in for 40,200.
Mercier:
Pritchard:
It was a bad spot for Mercier, and his best bet of winning was an ace. Fortunately for him, he got it right away as the appeared in the window and was followed by the
and
. Neither the
turn nor
river helped Pritchard, and Mercier doubled through.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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83,500
43,500
|
43,500 |
|
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31,000
-56,000
|
-56,000 |