Merksick Quietly Rising
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As we mentioned earlier, Tony Merksick seems to be picking his spots very, very well. He's up to 1.2 million after winning a small three-way pot. He, Eugene Katchalov and James Dempsey checked all the way to the river, 
. On the river Merksick led out with a bet that only Dempsey called. Merksick turned up 
, two pair eights and fives with a live ace for low. That hand got him the whole pot.