Jesse Bowman raised to 2,300 from early position. Action folded to Tony Merksick in the cutoff and he called. The blinds passed and it was heads-up to the flop of . Bowman bet 3,900. Merksick announced a raise and slid out 15,000. Bowman moved all in for 17,800 total. Merksick reluctantly called, realizing he was likely beat. The players showed:
Merksick:
Bowman:
The turn and river missed Merksick and his once-dominant stack took a pretty big hit. Bowman is now sitting on a healthy 40,000.