Another One for the Champ
Action folded over to Olivier Busquet on the button, and he raised to 2,500. In the big blind, the defending champion, Greg Merson, called and took a flop of 
out of position against Busquet. On the flop, Merson led with a bet of 3,500, and Busquet called.
The dealer produced the 
on the turn, and Merson led with a second bet into Busquet, the preflop aggressor. This time, he fired 8,200. Busquet decided to give it up, and Merson won the pot to chip back up to 263,000. Busquet slipped to 89,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
263,000 | 11,000 |
|
89,000 | -21,000 |
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and roughly 75,000 in the middle, Charles Yamaguchi fired out a bet of 25,000.
, but it would be his opponent's 
that would see him collect the pot and send Yamaguchi down to 270,000 in chips.
. Lunkin check called a bet of 6,000, and the turn brought the 
. Both players checked this time, and the river was the 
. Lunkin began to shuffle three orange T5,000 chips, and eventually tossed it in for a bet of 15,000. His opponent only took a few moments before folding, and Lunkin took down the pot to get up to 76,000.
and Seidel checked. The player in the small blind put out a bet of 5,600 and only Seiver called.
and both players checked.
for a rivered better two pair. That was good enough to take down the pot pushing Seiver close to 150,000 in chips.
and another bet from Merson — this time for 24,600 — and once more his opponent called.
, and this time Merson slowed down to check. His opponent wasted little time declaring he was all in, and without much pause Merson let his hand go, saying "ace-king suited" afterwards.
. Mechammil showed 
, and Black would need help. The turn and river came 
— while mucking.
