Mermelstein Loses Two Straight All-ins to Bust
Paul Volpe jammed for 86,000 under the gun before Aaron Mermelstein rejammed from middle position with the covering stack.
Paul Volpe: A♥Q♦
Aaron Mermelstein: J♦J♣
It was a coinflip scenario as the K♠9♥7♦ flop kept Mermelstein in front. The 9♦ turn offered no additional outs for Volpe, but the Q♥ landed on the river, giving him the best hand to double through Mermelstein.
The next hand, Mermelstein jammed his final 97,000 second-to-act and Changfeng Fan called on his direct left.
Aaron Mermelstein: K♥Q♦
Changfeng Fan: A♠J♣
The K♠Q♥2♠ flop was a welcome sight for Mermelstein who flopped two pair. However, the 10♠ turn gave Fan a broadway straight.
Mermelstein needed to fill up on the river, but the 10♦ was the wrong board pair, and he was eliminated.