Ressler Reduced
The action folded to Joseph Ressler who raised to 55,000 from the small blind before the flop; Steven Merrifield then made it another 110,000 to go from the big blind and Ressler called before checking his option on the flop of 

.
Merrifield quickly fired out a stack of green T25,000 chips, more than enough to put Ressler all in. Ressler sighed and then let his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,050,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
|
315,000
105,000
|
105,000 |