Merriman Makes Early Exit
Level 15
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Patrick Merriman returned as the shortest stack, and slid his 8,000 into the middle in early position. Joel Doney raised to 30,000 in the small blind, and the big blind got out of the way.
Patrick Merriman: A♥3♣
Joel Doney: A♦5♥
Doney hit the 10♦K♦10♠7♦5♠ runout to avoid the chop, finishing with two pair to send Merriman out early on Day 2.