Keith Lehr raised to 200,000 from the button, and Gregory Merson called from the big blind.
The flop came down and Merson check-called 225,000. The turn was the and Merson check-called 525,000.
On the river the hit, and Merson lead out for 2,000,000. Lehr tanked for a while, but eventually he called. Merson showed for a rivered straight, and Lehr mucked.
Lehr claimed that Merson could've gotten it all, indicating he had a very strong hand as well. Lehr is now down to 25 big blinds.
Keith Lehr will not give up. He's still short, but after winning four pots in a row he's got some more breathing room.
On the first hand Lehr raised the button to 225,000 and Gregory Merson called. The flop came down , and both players checked. The turn was the , and it was checked once more. On the river the hit, and Merson check-folded to a 400,000-chip bet.
On hand number two Merson raised from the button to 200,000, and Lehr moved all in. Merson folded.
Lehr mixed it up on the third hand, he limped on the button and Merson raised it up to 400,000. Lehr moved all in, and Merson folded.
Lehr got a walk on the fourth hand, and he's now back up to 3.8 million chips.
There have been a series of small pots, but nothing eventful has happened as of late. Gregory Merson still has the chip lead, but Keith Lehr does not give up.
The heads up between Gregory Merson and Keith Lehr will continue tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 PM. PokerNews will be back with the conclusion of this event, so make sure you're ready for some more heads up action!
Here are the final table results thus far:
Place
Player
Prize
1
???
$1,136,197
2
???
$701,757
3
Shannon Shorr
$455,362
4
Eddy Sabat
$300,753
5
Christopher Brammer
$200,502
6
Andrew Lichtenberger
$140,351
The loser of tomorrow's match will walk home with $701,757, and the winner will ultimately take the $1,136,197 first-place prize!