Greg Merson raised to 90,000 and Antonio Esfandiari three-bet to 200,000 from his immediate left. The action folded back to Merson who called, and the flop brought out .

Merson checked to Esfandiari who bet 250,000. Merson check-raised to 625,000 and Esfandiari made the call.

The turn was the and Merson tanked for a bit before betting 230,000. Esfandiari quickly called and the river was the . Both players checked and Merson showed , which was no good versus Esfandiari's .