Gooch Releases and Merrilees Takes
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Picking up the action on a board of 
Jason Gooch was in the big blind and he checked over to Daniel Merrilees who put out a bet of 150,000. Gooch called and it was on to the river.
The river was the 
and Gooch checked again. Merrilees decided to fire again and he put out a bet of 335,000, almost enough to put Gooch all in. Gooch thought momentarily then released his hand and that allowed Merrilees to rake in the early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,450,000 | 330,000 |
|
360,000 | -260,000 |