Merzhvinskii Bets Big on the River
Level 3
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Aleksandr Merzhvinskii and an opponent in early position built a pot of around 25,000 heading to the turn on a board of 
. Merzhvinskii, in the cutoff, bet 17,000 and his opponent called.
The river came the 
and action checked to Merzhvinskii. He tanked for about a minute before throwing in a bet of 42,000. His opponent took off his sunglasses and stared at the board as he went into the tank for another few minutes before eventually deciding to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
50,000
|
50,000 |