Tony Merksick Poker Tournament Updates

Level 25: Tony Merksick Eliminated

Jun 15, '10

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Stakes: 50,000-100,000

Players Remaining: 4 out of 212

Average Chip Count: 1,590,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Yueqi Zhu — 2,650,000
2. Sammy Farha — 2,400,000
3. Sergey Altbregin — 775,000
4. James Dempsey — 330,000

Eliminations:

5. Tony Merksick — $128,097

Big Hands:

Tony Merksick Eliminated in 5th Place ($128,097)

Sergey Altbregin bet, James Dempsey raised, Yueqi Zhu called and Tony Merksick reraised. Altbregin called and Dempsey threw in the fifth bet. Zhu, Merksick and Altbregin called. The flop came K107 and Zhu bet. All three of his opponents called and the 6 pealed off the deck. Zhu bet again, Merksick called all in for his tournament life, Altbregin called and Dempsey called. The 6 on the river prompted another bet from Zhu. Altbregin folded. Dempsey called. Zhu tabled the KKJJ for kings full. Dempsey mucked his inferior hand and Merksick exposed the A653 for his elimination.

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