Hand #359: Jake Balsiger
Jake Balsiger started the hand with the button, and he raised to 3.2 million. Both blinds released, and he won the pot.
Jake Balsiger started the hand with the button, and he raised to 3.2 million. Both blinds released, and he won the pot.
The button was on Greg Merson. He folded, Jesse Sylvia limped in from the small blind, and Jake Balsiger raised to four million from the big blind. Sylvia made the call.
On the flop, Sylvia led with a bet. He fired 4.5 million, and Balsiger folded.
Jesse Sylvia started the hand with the button, and he folded. Jake Balsiger folded as well, and Greg Merson received a walk.
Jake Balsiger began this hand with the button. Jesse Sylvia got a walk.
Greg Merson had the button, and he opened for a raise and won the pot.
Imagine how it would feel to wrap up the WSOP Main Event as the chip leader of the final nine. That's how Sylvia was feeling back in July as Sarah Grant sat him down for a chat.
Jesse Sylvia had the button to start this hand, and he folded. Jake Balsiger limped in from the small blind, and Greg Merson raised to take it down.
Jake Balsiger had the button, and raised to 3.2 million. Both players folded, and Balsiger raked in the pot.
Greg Merson started the hand with the button and raised to 3.2 million. Jake Balsiger was in the big blind and reraised to 6.5 million. Merson wasted little time in moving all in, and Balsiger quickly mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jesse Sylvia |
90,600,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
|
||
Greg Merson |
78,900,000
8,700,000
|
8,700,000 |
|
||
Jake Balsiger |
28,700,000
-7,900,000
|
-7,900,000 |