Jesse Sylvia had the button. Greg Merson raised to 800,000 from the cutoff, Sylvia re-raised to 1.9 million on his direct left, and Merson called.

The flop fell , Merson check-called a 1.7 million-chip bet from Sylvia, and the came on the turn. Merson checked again, Sylvia slid out 4.1 million, and Merson folded.