Richards Leaves Merkow With Dust
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
On a flop of 
, it looked like the blinds had checked and faced a bet of 8,000, with small blind Gregg Merkow making it about 25,000 to go and big blind John Richards cold-calling. The bettor mucked and Merkow stuck the rest in on the 
turn, with Richards calling immediately and tabling 
for a set. Merkow had 
and needed a heart river, but it was Richards improving with the 
.
Merkow sent over 90,000, leaving less than 10,000 remaining as the table broke and players headed to find their new homes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
8,500
-69,500
|
-69,500 |