06-09-2008 17:35 UTC-7

Hand #62-- Steve Merrifield Wins a Huge Pot

[user37786]

Bell raised to 175,000 and Merrifield called. The flop came {5-Hearts}

{5-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

{2-Spades}

, Merrifield bet 270,000 and Bell called. The turn was the {4-Diamonds}

{4-Diamonds}

, Merrifield bet 475,000 and Bell again called. The river was the {9-Diamonds}

{9-Diamonds}

, Merrifield pushed a tower of chips for a 1 million bet and Bell made the call. Merrifield showed the {K-Diamonds}

{K-Diamonds}

{9-Hearts}

for the pair on the river and Bell couldn't beat it. He won the nearly 2 million pot.