04-14-2008 23:06 UTC-3 Merrifield Gaining the Lead [user38368] Steve Merrifield raises to 28,000 and Wilbur Futhey calls. The flop is . They check. The turn is the . They check. The river is the . Futhey checks. Merrifield bets 40,000 and Futhey folds. Merrifield is climbing ahead by about 150,000 in chips.