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WSOP Event #57 and #58: Greg Merson and Viacheslav Zhukov Win Bracelets

Two 4th day WSOP finales ended in the weekend: Event #57  $10,000 No Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed and Event #58 $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better.
author-picture Admin - 2012. July 09.

Greg Merson and Keith Lehr returned on Day 4 of the $10,000 NLHE Six-Handed event to play heads-up and decide the fate of the championship title, after they failed to finish the final table on Day 3.

Gregory Merson: 9,835,000
Keith Lehr: 4,380,000

They did not leave much time or space for sophisticated tactics, however: they shoved already in the very first hand. Merson opened to 280,000 (Level 31: 15,000/60,000/120,000), Lehr 3-bet 915,000, Merson pushed all-in and Lehr called.

Merson: {#}K {#}9
Lehr: {#}A {#}Q

Board: {#}T {#}9 {#}T {#}Q {#}J

Merson won the tournament with a straight for his first ever bracelet.

Greg Merson
Greg Merson

The end results are as follows:

WSOP 2012 Event #57 Winnings

The 3-handed play resumed on Event Day 4 of the $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better tournament.

Roch Cousineau: 2,320,000
Viacheslav Zhukov: 1,550,000
Chris Bell: 580,000


They kicked off on Level 28 (30,000/60,000) and shortstack Chris Bell was eliminated soon by Viacheslav Zhukov’s flopped two pairs.

Viacheslav Zhukov: 2,950,000
Roch Cousineau: 1,800,000


Roch Cousineau could grab the lead but Zhukov came back and started the final hand with a major edge on Level 30 (50,000/100,000). He raised preflop to 250,000, Cousineau shoved with his remaining 755,000 and Zhukov called.

Zhukov: {#}A {#}5 {#}J {#}2
Cousineau: {#}A {#}A {#}T {#}9

Board: {#}4 {#}2 {#}5 {#}K {#}8

Flopping yet another two pairs, Zhukov won the event.

Viacheslav Zhukov
Viacheslav Zhukov

The end results are as follows:

WSOP 2012 Event #58 Winnings

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