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Merriam Takes the Chip Lead

Action pre flop folded around to Patur Balakrish on the button who raised to 50k, SB folded, and John Merriam in the BB called.

Flop: Jx7x5c Merriam checks, and Balakrish bets 50k and Merriam raises to 150k

Turn: 9c Merriam leads for 125k, Balakrish raises to 325k, and Merriam moves all in for another approx. 800k and Balakrish calls.

Balakrish: 710cc for a straight and flush draw

Merriam: 810 for a Jack high straight

River: 3x improving neither hand for Merriam to hold up and eliminate Balakrish in 40th place for $2,534 and give Merriam the current chip lead for about 2.6M.

John Merriam 2.6M chips

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