Merlin Doubles Up
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
Antonio Alves Mendes limped in from the cutoff. The player on the button raised to 700. Dominguez called from the small blind and now it was up to Pierre Merlin in the big blind to decide what to do. He decided to raise to 3,000 and was called by the rest.
The flop came 
, Dominguez bet 7,500 and was called by Merlin and Mendes. The player on the button quickly got out of the way.
The turn brought them the 
, Dominguez checked, Merlin bet 14,400. Mendes shoved all in having both his opponents covered. Dominguez snap-folded. Merlin called. Mendes showed 
for a pair of kings. Merlin however had the better hand with the 
for trip tens and the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
12,000
12,000
|
12,000 |