Thomas Doubles Through Merson
Action folded around to Greg Merson on the button and he raised to 125,000, which Russell Thomas three-bet to 310,000 from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way, Merson four-bet 555,000, Thomas moved all in for 2.1 million, and Merson made the call.
Showdown
| Merson |   |
| Thomas |   |
Merson was ahead with big slick, but the 
hit Thomas by pairing his eight. What's more, the 
gave Thomas a flush draw and took away some of Merson's outs. The 
ended up blanking on the river, and Thomas scored the come-from-behind double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,460,000
2,280,000
|
2,280,000 |
|
2,300,000
1,940,000
|
1,940,000 |
|
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