Bad Start for Merkow
Nível 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
One player limped in, then David Baldwin in the hijack raised to 300. The small blind and Gregg Merkow in the big blind made the call, and the limper folded.
The flop fell 
and the action checked to Baldwin who continued for 500. Only Merkow called. On the 
turn, Merkow check-called once more for another 500.
The river came the 
and this time Merkow led for 1,000. Baldwin quickly called and showed 
for a set of fives. With 
Merkow lost the pot, and he is now down to 2,400.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
2,400 | -2,600 |
, the initial raiser bet 200, and only Luske made the call. Both players then checked down the 
river. Luske tabled 
, but it wasn't good enough against the 
in his opponent's hand. 
turn, then Klein bet 1,500 after the 
river fell. Ramdin gave himself a minute to think before folding. 
and Josephy mucked when he saw he was up against 
and after everybody checked, Raymer bet 300. Only the small blind made the call. The 
fell on the turn and Raymer's opponent check-called again, this time for 550. 
river the small blind checked again and Raymer fired 1,600. His opponent snap-moved all in for his last 2,000 and Raymer called. His opponent tabled 
and Raymer sent his cards into the muck.
turn, then repeated the same action on the 
