Merzhvinskiy Rising
Level 9
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The corner section of the main tournament room features plenty of familiar faces on neighboring tables, as Gary Banks takes on Aleksei Kozlov and Pavel Shirshikov.
One table over is Kenny Hallaert and the Belgian witnessed Merzhvinskiy win a big pot on his table. The Russian had bet the 
river for 210,000 and was paid to flip over 
for a full house. His opponent in the one seat mucked and Merzhvinskiy raked in the pot to get above average.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,400,000 | -162,000 |
|
3,400,000 | -140,000 |
|
|
3,200,000 | -1,000 |
|
2,300,000 | 2,300,000 |
|
2,100,000 | -8,538 |
|
1,800,000 | -178,000 |