Friedman Takes One Out
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 0 ante
An extremely short-stacked payer was all in from middle position for about 400 against Perry Friedman on the button. Meanwhile, the player in the big blind was all in for about 12,000 with 
. Friedman held 
, and the extremely short-stacked player tabled 
.
The board came down 
, giving the extremely short-stacked player a set of queens to survive, while Friedman had top two pair to win the side pot to eliminate the third player and collect his bounty.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
||
and action checked to the player in middle position who bet 1,500. Sharaskin folded, Ramos check-raised to 4,500, and his opponent called.
, Ramos bet 5,000, his opponent raised to 10,200, and Ramos called.
for a flush, Ramos mucked, and his opponent collected the pot.
, the player in middle position bet the pot of 24,000 and Georgios Karavokyris raised the pot from the cutoff. The player in middle position called all in for about 47,000 and tabled 
and Mermelstein check-called 2,500 from his opponent. The river was the 
and both players checked.
for threes full of sevens, his opponent mucked, and Mermelstein won the pot.
, Friedman bet 2,500, and Morgenstern called.
, Friedman bet 4,500, Morgenstern raised the pot, and Friedman mulled it over for a bit before he showed 
and folded.
completed the board, he was sent to the rail just a few places shy of the money.
