Steven Merrifield raises to 40,000 and Wilbur Futhey is all in. Merrifield insta-calls with to Futhey's . The board is . Merrifield erupts at the ten, but the river is the game-ending for the straight.
Wilbur Futhey wins $180,289, the $10,000 buy-in to the WSOP Main Event, $1,000 spending money in that event, and the WSOP Circuit gold and diamond ring. Merrifield takes home a nice consolation prize of $94,596.