button in SafariMermelstein Cracks Aces To Scoop Three-Way All In
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
A player opened to 1,600 in middle position and was called by the hijack. Vitaly Kovyazin in the cutoff then squeezed to 6,600. In the big blind, Aaron Mermelstein jammed for an even 30,000. The original opener then called off his 25,000 stack, the hijack folded, and Kovyazin called to put both players at risk.
Aaron Mermelstein: J♦J♣ 
Middle Position: A♠A♦
Vitaly Kovyazin: A♥K♣
Mermelstein was in rough shape with his tournament life at risk. However, the J♠ appeared in the window to give Mermelstein top set, followed by the 8♥4♠.
The Q♥ came on the turn to give a gutshot to Big Slick, but the K♦ river secured the win for Mermelstein, who tripled his stack.