Gregg Merkow Misses His Straight-Flush Draw to Get Eliminated by Chris Staats
May 4, 2024
Photo: Gregg Merkow
After a flop of 
, Gregg Merkow is all in from the small blind for about 50,000 with 
for a gutshot straight-flush draw, and he needs to improve to stay alive against the 
(two pair) of Chris Staats, who is under the gun.
The turn card is the 
, the river card is the 
, and Staats wins the pot with his two pair to eliminate Merkow.
Chris Staats – 122,000 (203 bb)
Gregg Merkow – Eliminated
Photo: Chris Staats
@WPT