Merlette Wins Big Pot Versus Han
Level 30
: Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Seong Han raised from the button to 325,000, and Paul Merlette called from the big blind. The board was 6♠8♣J♥, Merlette checked, Han bet 275,000, and Merlette called.
The turn 6♥ brought another check by Merlette, a bet of 775,000 from Han, a three-bet to 1,650,000 from Merlette, and Han called.
On the river 4♦, Merlette moved all in for 4,200,000 effective. Han contemplated and folded. The table urged him to show, and Merlette obliged, showing the 9♦.
His rail joked, "Now you can breathe."