Ressler Doubles Up
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The remaining seven players went through the ol'-raise-and-fold routine for almost ten minutes before we saw a massive hand play out between Steven Merrifield and Joseph Ressler.
Ressler raised to 40,000 from under the gun and the action folded around to Merrifield who called from the big blind before checking his option on the flop of 
. Ressler led out for 45,000 and Merrifield called before checking again on the turn of the 
.
Ressler opened for 260,000, but Merrifield re-potted, forcing Ressler all-in. Ressler called and the cards were tabled:
Ressler: 
Merrifield: 
Ressler was in the lead and he got well over the line after the 
came down on the river to give him the nut flush and the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,525,000
-502,000
|
-502,000 |
|
1,000,000
540,000
|
540,000 |