Merson Surpasses a Hundo
Level 6
: 200/400, 400 ante
Three-way on the 
flop, Dominik Nitsche was in the big blind calling a 3,700-bet from a player in the small blind. The dealer pulled their bets into the pot but Nitsche reminded him that there was yet another player to act: the 2012 World Champion Greg Merson.
Merson raised to 9,700, the small blind shoved all in for roughly 27,000 and Nitsche quickly escaped. Merson immediately called, having flopped the bottom set with 
. He was up against 
and dodged the bullets on the 
and 
runout, eliminating his opponent and stacking a large chunk of chips.
Merson is now sitting on 110,000, guarding one of the healthiest stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
57,500
|
57,500 |
|
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