Phillips Flops Huge, Mermelstein Turns Bigger
Level 21
: 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Aaron Mermelstein opened to 35,000 from the cutoff and directly on his left was Tyler Phillips who three-bet to 105,000. Mermelstein quickly shoved for 750,000 and Phillips slammed in a stack as he snap-called the all-in, putting Mermelstein at risk.
Aaron Mermelstein: 
Tyler Phillips: 
The dealer fanned out 
on the flop, giving Phillips a set of cowboys. A very fortuitous card peeled off on the turn for Mermelstein when the dealer flipped over a 
, hitting Mermelstein with a straight as he overtook the lead.
The river came down a 
, cementing the pot for Mermelstein who grabbed a complete double through Phillips thanks to a lucky turn card.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,540,000 | 190,000 |
|
1,400,000 | -525,000 |
and Salimbene pulled in the pot with his pair of jacks, eliminating Tran from the tournament.
on the flop and all three players checked to the 
turn card.
board with 
and Sacks rivered a flush to take down the pot. Sacks' rivered flush took down the pot and sent Gaspard out the door.