Friday, May 29, 2015 4:05 PM Local Time
Battle of the Blinds Goes to Greg Merson
Greg Merson and Michael Wang have battled in the blinds a few times today, but the latest hand sends more than 200,000 of Wang's chips over to Merson.
Once Merson calls in the small blind, Wang raises to 48,000 and receives a quick call from Merson. On the flop , Merson checks and Wang fires 63,000. Merson calls and the turn falls . Once again, Merson checks, and Wang bets 125,000 into the bigger stack. Merson calls and the pair see the river .
Both players check and Merson tables for a rivered straight. Wang flashes before mucking his cards.
Greg Merson - 1,730,000 (108 bb)
Michael Wang - 590,000 (36 bb)