Monster Double for Shortway
Robert Shortway opened to 75,000, Steve Merrifield three-bet to 160,000, and the action folded back to Shortway who moved all in for 1.072 million. Merrifield snapped it off.
Shortway: 
Merrifield: 
"Queeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen!" Merrfieild's rail shouted. "Queeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen!"
The flop - 
.
"Five!" someone yelled.
Indeed, Merrifield could chop with running straight cards, but the 
on the turn ended that dream. Only a king would do the trick, but the river was a meaningless 
. Shortway shipped a massive double, while Merrifield is still comfortably over a million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,150,000
1,333,000
|
1,333,000 |
|
1,280,000
1,615,000
|
1,615,000 |