Daniel Merrillees Scores Big With an Overbet

Li Zhendong limps in for 2,500 and gets raised to 15,500 by Valeriy Pak in the cutoff. Daniel Merrilees (pictured) calls in the big blind and Zhendong comes along too.

Three-ways to a flop, the players check to the turn where Merrilees leads for 15,000. Zhendong folds, but Pak calls.

On the river, Merrilees goes big for 100,000 which sends Pak into the tank for over three minutes before Merrilees calls the clock on him.

Before the clock hits zero, Pak puts in a call to see Merrilees’ . Pak mucks his hand and the huge pot is pushed to the Brit, giving him the chip lead in the process.

Daniel Merrilees – 424,000 (169 bb)
Li Zhendong – 222,000 (88 bb)
Valeriy Pak – 76,000 (30 bb)