$2,200 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freezeout)
Level 18: 2,500/5,000/500 Ante

As we transitioned from Level 17 to Level 18, Darryll Fish took down the biggest pot of the final four and then took a big hit.

Fish got into a 300,000 chip pot with Jason Mercier to get things rolling as off a board, Mercier fired out 32,000 and Fish shoved the rest of his 112,000 chips into the middle.  This time it was Mercier’s turn to tank and after doing the math and reviewing the hand, Mercier made the call and it was easy to see why his decision was so difficult.

Fish:
Mercier:

Fish led with the already made flush and Mercier made the call with top pair and a jack-high flush draw. But Mercier got no help and Fish raked the monster pot.

Unfortunately for Fish, Matt Stout clipped him on another big hand pulling him with a 48,000 chip bet on the river with board. Fish debated before making the call and Stout turned over . Stout rivered the two pair and Fish pushed his cards into the muck. The hand has put Stout a step ahead of the rest of the table as he tries to take down Event 15.