Hand #258: Straight for Balsiger

Level 39
: 500,000/1,000,000, 150,000 ante
Greg Merson had the button and limped in. Jake Balsiger checked from the big blind to see the flop come down . Both players checked, and the turn was the
. Balsiger bet 1.5 million, and Merson called.
The river card was the , and Balsiger checked. Merson bet 2.4 million, and Balsiger tank-called. Merson showed the
, but his pair of hand lost to Balsiger's
for a straight.