Jake Balsiger started this hand with the button. He folded, and Greg Merson limped in from the small blind. Jesse Sylvia checked his option in the big blind, which brought the two players to the flop.
On the flop, Merson was first and he checked. Sylvia checked behind to see the fall on fourth street. Merson fired one million, and Sylvia made the call.
The both paired the board on the river and brought in a fourth heart. Merson bet 2.6 million, and Sylvia took his time to think things over. After a couple of long minutes in the tank, Sylvia reached for his water to take a sip. The crowd began to chuckle at this as Sylvia cracked a smile. He sipped his water, put the cap back on, then finally folded, and Merson won the pot.
Greg Merson had the button at the beginning of this hand. He opened the pot with a raise to 1.2 million. Jesse Sylvia folded from the small blind, and Jake Balsiger folded from the big blind to give Merson another pot.
Jake Balsiger started the hand with the button, and folded. Greg Merson called out of the small blind, and Jesse Sylvia checked his option. The flop fell , Merson fired 1 million, and Sylvia called.
The turn was the , and Merson fired another bullet worth 4.6 million. Sylvia tank-folded.
Jake Balsiger had the button to start this hand. He opened the hand with a raise to 1.2 million. Greg Merson paused in the small blind, then reraised to 3.5 million. Everyone folded, and Merson won the pot.