Merson Wants To See
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Action folded to Greg Merson in the small blind, and he made the call. Joao Vieira checked his option in the big blind, and the flop fell 
. Merson led with a bet of 30,000, and Vieira raised to 93,000. Merson called.
The turn paired the board with the 
. Merson checked, and Vieira fired 152,000. Merson called.
On the river, the 
completed the board. Merson checked, and Vieira checked behind.
Merson turned over the 
, and Vieira went to muck his hand. Merson requested that he see Vieira's hand, and the floor was called over for a ruling. It was ruled that Merson had the right to see Vieira's hand, which turned out to be the 
.
Merson won the pot and moved to nearly 1.8 million in chips. Vieira dropped back under 1.6 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,790,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
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|
1,580,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
|
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