Champ Announces Arrival
Level 5
: 100/200, 25 ante
Former Main Event champion Greg Merson bet 1,200 when an opponent checked to him on a board of 
. Merson's opponent made the call, and the river was the 
. After another check, Merson upped the heat considerably with 4,800. His opponent looked at him suspiciously, thought for about a minute, and tossed a light blue T5000 chip into the middle. Merson quickly rolled over 
for trip fours, and he's wasted no time building a sizable early stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
66,300
66,300
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66,300 |
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. Vanessa Selbst quickly folded to leave Raskin fading one more fold to take the pot. His opponent tanked for a solid three minutes, but as is usually the case when they wait that long, the cards were eventually slid into the muck.
board. His opponent shoved all in for about 17,000, and Hernandez called.
was spread, Little checked to the preflop raiser, who bet out for 900.
and the pot contained right around 4,000 when Vanessa Selbst's opponent tapped the table.
, and Narang made the call.
into the middle for a flush, and Narang showed 
flop. The 
turn completed a three-flush, prompting Salsberg to lead out for 1,850. Crane bumped it to 5,200, and Salsberg made the call after about a minute of thought. The river came 
for the nut flush.
. Martinez check-called a bet of 700 on fourth street, bringing the 
on board as the river card.
