Merchant Doubles Through Newcombe
Jay Merchant has been riding the short stack through what seems to be this entire tournament and he was able to score yet another double up here at the final table.
Aaron Massey made it 160,000 from the button and was called by Matt Newcombe from the small blind and Jay Merchant from the big.
The flop was 
and Newcombe checked. Merchant moved 220,000 to the middle and Massey threw his cards away. Newcombe announced all in and Merchant called for his tournament life:
Newcombe: 
Merchant: 
Merchant was ahead and needed to dodge a heart. He did exactly that on the 
turn and 
river. He's now sporting a stack of about 2,100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,200,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
|
2,100,000
1,220,000
|
1,220,000 |