Greg Merson Doubles Up, Then Loses Some Back
With a raise to 6,000 and a call before him, Greg Merson three-bet to 24,500 from the big blind. Samuel Tsehai, the original raiser, four-bet to 43,000, forcing a fold from the third player in the hand. Merson five-bet to 76,500, Tsehai shoved with the bigger stack, and Merson called all in for 284,000 with 
, miles ahead of Tsehai's 
.
The 
flop was safe for Merson, though the 
turn gave Tsehai two outs. However, the 
river secured the double up for Merson.
A few hands later, Merson opened to 7,500 in the hijack and Bruno "Kool Shen" Lopes called from the small blind. The 
flop was checked by both and Lopes bet 10,000 after the 
turn fell. Merson raised to 25,000, leading to a Lopes reraise shove for about 125,000. Merson went deep into the tank, emerging after about three minutes with a call, tabling 
. Lopes was drawing with 
and got there when the 
river gave him a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
431,500
264,500
|
264,500 |
|
||
|
285,500
145,500
|
145,500 |
|
||
|
50,000
-340,000
|
-340,000 |