Event #2: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em

Bryn Kenney opens to 55,000 in the hijack (again), winning the blinds and antes.

Greg Merson opens the action in early position for 55,000. Action folds around to Long Nguyen in the big blind who raises to 155,000. Merson calls.

On th     flop, Nguyen bets 250,000, and Merson calls. The turn is   and Nguyen moves all in for 588,000. Merson snap calls and shows   . Nguyen tables his    shaking his head in disbelief. The river is the  , and Nguyen is sent to the rail to collect a $48,137 pay day.

Greg Merson - 2,704,000 (112 bb)
Long Nguyen - Eliminated in 8th place ($48,137)

Michael Wang raises under the gun to 52,000. Players fold, and Wang scoops the blinds and antes.

Action is folded around to Greg Merson on the button, and he calls. Amir Lehavot calls in the small blind, and Jason Wheeler checks the big blind.

On the     flop, Lehavot and Wheeler check before Merson bets 36,000. Lehavot calls and Wheeler folds. On the turn  , Lehavot checks, and Merson bets 82,000. Lehavot folds.

Bryn Kenney open raises to 55,000. Long Nguyen calls on the button, and Joe Ebanks calls in the small blind before Greg Merson raises to 235,000 in the big blind. Kenney, Nguyen, and Ebanks fold.

Amir Lehavot raises to 56,000 in early position. The action folds to Michael Wang in the small blind where he reraises to 155,000. Lehavot folds.

Joe Ebanks raises to 55,000 in early position, and scoops the blinds and antes.

Action folds around to the blinds where Amir Lehavot raises to 62,000. Jason Wheeler calls.

On the     flop, Lehavot bets 65,000, and Wheeler calls. Both players check the turn  , and the river is  . Lehavot bets 40,000, and Wheeler raises to 235,000. Lehavot folds.

Bryn Kenney opens to 55,000 in early position, and Greg Merson calls from the small blind. Amir Lehavot does the same from the big blind, and the three men head off to the flop.

It comes    , and it checks to the raiser. Kenney continues out for 85,000, Merson calls, and Lehavot tank-folds.

Heads up now, the turn is the  , and Kenney bets another 147,000. Merson calls again.

The river is the  , and Kenney empties the clip with one final bet of 329,000. Merson tanks and calls. Kenney shows   , and Merson can't beat the overpair. He mucks, slipping out of the top spot and back into the pack. Kenney now holds a significant chip lead with more than 2.7 million chips -- well over 100 big blinds.

Bryn Kenney - 2,725,000 (113 bb)
Greg Merson - 1,528,000 (63 bb)