Paul Merlette Eliminated in 2nd Place ($188,231)
Paul Merlette limped in on the button. Adriaan Jacobs raised to 4,000,000. Merlette called.
The flop came 9♠8♥3♥ and Jacobs checked. Merlette bet 4,800,000, and Jacobs responded with a raise to 12,500,000.
"Whatever, right?" Merlette mumbled before grabbing a stack of chips and then announcing that he was all-in. Jacobs snap-called with the bigger stack.
Paul Merlette: K♦8♣
Adriaan Jacobs: J♥10♥
Merlette had flopped a pair of eights, but Jacobs was sitting on a flush draw.
The turn was the K♥ for Jacobs to hit his flush, and he started celebrating but then realized that Merlette had hit two pair and still had outs.
The Q♥ on the river completed the board, and Jacobs was able to celebrate for real and then rushed to his dad on the rail and then for the realization of the bracelet win to settle in.