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Merson Extracts Value From Viox
Level 22
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Greg Merson limped in with A♥J♠ from middle position and Chris Viox limped J♣8♣ on the button. Santiago Montes completed with K♠5♠ in the small blind, and Dmitrii Perfilev checked 10♥8♠ in the big blind.
They saw a flop of 7♠2♦Q♦, where all four players checked to the J♦ turn. When the action got to Merson, he fired out 75,000, which only Viox called.
A 2♠ on the river paired the board and Merson bet 110,000. Viox, with his pair of jacks, couldn't resist the price and called. Merson showed a pair of jacks with a better kicker, and took down the pot.