Ibrahim Takes a Chunk from Merson
Level 16
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Ramy Ibrahim and Greg Merson got a big chunk of chips in on the turn on a board of 
, though we didn't see the action. On the 
river, Ibrahim bet 79,000 and Merson called without hesitation. Ibrahim showed 
for top set on the river, and Merson winged his cards high into the air towards the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
510,000 | 436,000 |
|
40,000 | -143,400 |
river, he switched gears and pushed all in. His opponent leaned back and muttered to himself.
for a rivered two pair, and Ormson was not pleased.
on the 
board, and at some point an unfortunate opponent with 
flop essentially ended the drama, while the 
. The player then check-raised to 60,000. Belluscio thought briefly before making the call, and his opponent shook his head.
when we walked by, but despite the baby card board a bit of grown man betting was going down.
for the hand his opponent decided he couldn't have held.
, but the turn and river failed to deliver a minor miracle, sending the huge pot to a man who is no stranger to World Poker Tour success here at the Borgata. Kashishian made a deep run in the 2011 Borgata Poker Open WPT Main Event, finishing in 34th place and taking home a $16,352 payday. We'll see if he can keep the run good up here today as he tries to best that impressive performance from two years ago.
, Sexton shoved for his last 40,000 and Hernandez actually laughed a little bit while beating him into the pot and tabling 
to change that, giving the small blind an open ender. A 
river followed by a chip countdown resulted in Baldwin busting his opponent.