1. 2012-07-14 12:26:45

   Gregory Merson Wins Event #57 at the WSOP

   Event #57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold???em Six-Handed was yet another event to turn into a 4-day beast.

   Three days and thirty hours of poker could not separate the final pairing of Gregory Merson and Keith Lehr.

   Yet, incredibly, after a few hours of well-earned rest, the tournament was over after the very first hand of Day 4.

   Merson opened to 280,000 on the button, Lehr three-bet to 915,000 in the big blind, Merson shoved and Lehr called.

   It was Lehr ahead with As Qd versus the Ks 9s of Merson, making Lehr a 61% favourite to win the hand.

   However, fans of Betfair Poker will know how fickle such a lead can be in poker, and this hand was to be no different.

   The dealer laid out Th 9h Tc Qs Jh on the felt, and Merson was our new champion, after rivering a straight.

   The $10,000 version of this six-handed event is one of poker players??? favourites.

   Four hundred and seventy-four players all contributed $10,000 a piece to create a $1,136,197 monster of a first prize for Merson.

   It was a great moment for Merson, who came so close to winning his first ever WSOP 2012 gold bracelet, after finishing in 5th place in Event #28: $2,500 No-Limit Hold-em Four-Handed, just a few weeks ago.

   Merson took home $70,280 for that achievement, which was easily his highest cash of his career until his monster seven figure score.

   Other notables in the money included Shannon Shorr ($455,362), Christopher ?NigDawG? Brammer ($200,502), and Andrew Lichtenberger ($140,351).

   Posted by KCasey at 2012-07-14 12:26:45

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