Hand #139: Merson Walks
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Level 37
: 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
Jesse Sylvia had the button. He folded, Jake Balsiger folded, and Greg Merson received a walk.
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 9
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$62,021,200
Entries
6,598
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
300,000
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,825,000 | 450,000 |
|
61,775,000 | -75,000 |
|
45,375,000 | -375,000 |
Hand #140: Greg Merson
Level 37
: 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
Jake Balsiger had the button to start this hand. He opened the hand with a raise to 1.2 million. Greg Merson paused in the small blind, then reraised to 3.5 million. Everyone folded, and Merson won the pot.
Hand #141: Greg Merson
Level 37
: 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
Greg Merson had the button. He opened to 1.2 million, and won the pot.
Hand #142: Walk for Merson
Level 37
: 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
Jesse Sylvia had the button to start this hand. Greg Merson got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #143: Another for Merson
Level 37
: 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
Jake Balsiger started the hand with the button, and folded. Greg Merson called out of the small blind, and Jesse Sylvia checked his option. The flop fell 
, Merson fired 1 million, and Sylvia called.
The turn was the 
, and Merson fired another bullet worth 4.6 million. Sylvia tank-folded.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
96,025,000 | 5,200,000 |
|
|
58,975,000 | -2,800,000 |
|
|
42,975,000 | -2,400,000 |
Hand #144: Another Pot for Merson
Level 37
: 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
Greg Merson had the button at the beginning of this hand. He opened the pot with a raise to 1.2 million. Jesse Sylvia folded from the small blind, and Jake Balsiger folded from the big blind to give Merson another pot.
Hand #145: Balsiger Picks One Up
Level 37
: 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
Jesse Sylvia had the button and opened to 1.2 million. Jake Balsiger three-bet to 3.5 million, and Sylvia called.
The flop came 
, Balsiger led out for 3 million, and Sylvia tank-called.
The turn brought the 
, Balsiger led again - this time for 5.7 million - and Sylvia folded. Balsiger happily raked in his first pot of the evening.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
96,400,000 | 375,000 |
|
|
52,025,000 | -6,950,000 |
|
|
49,550,000 | 6,575,000 |