Hand #264: Higher Straight for Merson
Level 39
: 500,000/1,000,000, 150,000 ante
Greg Merson had the button to start this hand. He limped the button, Jesse Sylvia called from the small blind, and Jake Balsiger checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came down 
, and action checked around to see the 
land on the turn. Again, all three players checked.
The 
fell on the river, and Sylvia fired 2.4 million. Balsiger made the call, then Merson raised to 4.8 million. Sylvia folded, then Balsiger called.
Balsiger showed the low end of the straight with the 
. Merson had the high end with the 
and won the pot.