Event #28: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Day 3 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-15-2018 18:59 UTC-7

Dinner Break

Sandra Barbour

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

The five remaining players are on a 60-minute dinner break. Play resumes at 7:57 p.m. Here is a look at the chip counts:

Player	Chips	Progress
James Mackey	3,520,000 220,000	220,000

$Gal Yifrach$ Gal Yifrach	3,075,000 -25,000	-25,000

Aaron Mermelstein	2,550,000 -300,000	-300,000
Gary Hasson	2,260,000 360,000	360,000
Darren Rabinowitz	1,600,000 300,000	300,000

Level: 27

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

06-15-2018 20:09 UTC-7

Hands #40-43: Some Exchanges

Sandra Barbour

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #40: Darren Rabinowitz opened to 110,000 in the hijack. Aaron Mermelstein, in the big blind, called.

The flop came . Both players checked. The turn brought the . Mermelstein checked again. Rabinowitz bet 100,000, enough to claim the pot.

Hand #41: Rabinowitz got a walk.

Hand #42: Gary Hasson opened to 115,000 on the cutoff. Everyone folded.

Hand #43: Gal Yifrach opened to 125,000 in the small blind. James Mackey, in the big blind, called.

A flop reading was dealt. Yifrach checked. Mackey bet 150,000. Yifrach check-called. The turn was the and was checked around to the river. Yifrach threw in a bet of 182,000. Mackey folded.

Tags: Aaron Mermelstein Darren Rabinowitz Gal Yifrach Gary Hasson

06-15-2018 20:23 UTC-7

Hands #44-46: Hasson's Stack Keeps Growing

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Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #44: Gal Yifrach opened the button for 110,000 and small blind James Mackey and big blind Gary Hasson called. The flop of was checked around and Mackey led out for 175,000 on the turn. Hasson called, while Yifrach folded.

Mackey and Hasson both checked on the river and the latter took down the pot showing as Mackey had nothing but .

Hand #45: Hasson opened the small blind for 130,000 and big blind Aaron Mermelstein called. The flop was checked by both players and Hasson bet 100,000 on the turn. Mermelstein called and, after giving it some thought, he called the 260,000 bet by Hasson on the river as well.

Hasson showed and chopped the pot as Mermelstein tabled for the same hand.

Hand #46: Hasson opened for 115,000 from the button. Big blind Rabinowitz called and check-called 90,000 on as well. The on the turn was checked by both and the completed the board. Rabinowitz checked again and called the 215,000 bet that followed. Hasson showed for the rivered top pair and Rabinowitz mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Hasson	3,200,000 940,000	940,000
Darren Rabinowitz	1,300,000 -300,000	-300,000

Tags: Aaron Mermelstein Darren Rabinowitz Gal Yifrach Gary Hasson James Mackey

06-15-2018 20:32 UTC-7

Hands #47-50: Raises and Folds

Sandra Barbour

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #47: Garry Hasson opened to 110,000 on the cutoff. Aaron Mermelstein, on the button, called. The flop came . Hasson checked. Mermelstein bet 100,000. Hasson folded.

Hand #48: Darren Rabinowitz raised to 110,000 on the button. James Mackey, in the big blind, called. A flop reading was dealt and was checked around to the turn and to the river. Mackey showed to win the pot.

Hand #49: Gal Yifrach raised to 110,000 on the button. Hasson, in the big blind, called. The flop came . Hasson checked. Yifrach bet 100,000, enough to win the pot.

Hand #50: Mackey opened to 125,000 on the button. Mermelstein three-bet to 400,000 from the big blind. Mackey folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Mermelstein	2,500,000 -50,000	-50,000
Darren Rabinowitz	1,200,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tags: Aaron Mermelstein Darren Rabinowitz Gal Yifrach Garry Hasson James Mackey

06-15-2018 20:36 UTC-7

Darren Rabinowitz Eliminated in 5th place ($93,917)

Sandra Barbour

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #51: Gal Yifrach opened to 100,000 in the hijack. Aaron Mermelstein, in the small blind, called. Darren Rabinowitz, in the big blind, raised all in for 1,200,000. Yifrach folded. Mermelstein made the call.

Aaron Mermelstein:
Darren Rabinowitz:

Mermelstein hit a pretty favourable flop of . The turn and river completed the board and that was it for Rabinowitz, eliminated in fifth place for $93,917.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Mermelstein	3,750,000 1,250,000	1,250,000
Darren Rabinowitz	Busted

Tags: Aaron Mermelstein Darren Rabinowitz

06-15-2018 20:49 UTC-7

Hands #52-56: Yifrach Leads After Flush Over Flush

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Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #52: Aaron Mermelstein opened the dead button for 110,000 and picked up just the big blind, as there was no small blind.

Hand #53: Mermelstein opened the button for 110,000 and James Mackey called from the big blind. Mackey check-called a bet of 125,000 on before they both checked the turn and river. Mackey took it down with as Mermelstein mucked.

Hand #54: Mermelstein went for three in a row and opened to 110,000 once more, this time from the cutoff. Small blind Mackey three-bet to 375,000 and Mermelstein four-bet to 1,075,000. Mackey gave it up.

Hand #55: Mackey opened to 125,000 from the button and big blind Mermelstein called. The flop came and Mermelstein check-folded to Mackey's 100,000 continuation-bet.

Hand #56: Gary Hasson opened the button for 110,000 and small blind Aaron Mermelstein called. Big blind Gal Yifrach called as well to make it three-handed to the flop. On , the blinds checked and initial-raiser Hasson bet 155,000. Both blinds called.

The hit the turn and Mermelstein checked. Yifrach led for 275,000 and Hasson called. Mermelstein folded.

With the completing the board, Yifrach cut out 590,000 and slid the unsteady tower forward. Hasson thought about it for a bit before he called.

Yifrach showed . Hasson reluctantly mucked for a lower flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
$Gal Yifrach$ Gal Yifrach	4,200,000 1,125,000	1,125,000

Aaron Mermelstein	3,900,000 150,000	150,000
James Mackey	2,550,000 -970,000	-970,000

Gary Hasson	1,700,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000

Tags: Aaron Mermelstein Darren Rabinowitz Gal Yifrach Gary Hasson James Mackey

06-15-2018 21:08 UTC-7

Hands #57-62: More Exchanges

Sandra Barbour

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #57: Aaron Mermelstein opened to 110,000 on the button. James Mackey, in the big blind, called.

The flop was . Mackey checked. Mermelstein bet 70,000. Mackey check-called. The turn brought the . Mackey checked again. Mermelstein bet 105,000. Mackey gave up his hand.

Hand #58: Mermelstein opened to 110,000 on the cutoff. Gary Hasson, in the big blind, called.

A flop of was dealt. Hasson checked. Mermelstein bet 120,000, enough to get Hasson out of the hand.

Hand #59: Gal Yifrach, on the cutoff, raised to 105,000. Mackey three-bet to 350,000 from the button. Yifrach called.

The flop came and was checked around to the turn. Again, both players checked. The river completed the board. Yifrach bet 200,000. Mackey folded.

Hand #60: Mermelstein limped in the small blind. Yifrach checked his big blind. Both players saw a flop of . Mermelstein bet 100,000. Yifrach folded.

Hand #61: Yifrach limped in the small blind. Mackey, in the big blind, checked.

The flop came and was checked around to the turn. Yifrach checked again. Mackey bet 60,000. Yifrach called. The river was the . Yifrach checked again. Mackey continued for 160,000. His opponent gave up his hand.

Hand #62: Mermelstein opened to 100,000 on the cutoff. Yifrach, on the button, called. Hasson called in the big blind as well. A flop reading was dealt. Hasson and Mermelstein checked. Yifrach bet 150,000. Both his opponent called. The turn came the and was checked around. The river completed the board. The three players checked. Hasson showed for a straight to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
$Gal Yifrach$ Gal Yifrach	4,750,000 550,000	550,000

Aaron Mermelstein	4,250,000 350,000	350,000
James Mackey	2,300,000 -250,000	-250,000

Gary Hasson	1,650,000 -50,000	-50,000

Tags: Gal Yifrach Aaron Mermelstein James Mackey Gary Hasson

06-15-2018 21:18 UTC-7

Hand #63: River Check-Raise Fails for Mermelstein

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Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #63: Gal Yifrach opened the cutoff for 125,000 and small blind Gary Hasson called, as did big blind Aaron Mermelstein.

The blinds checked on and initial raiser Yifrach bet 220,000. Hasson folded and Mermelstein called.

They both checked the on the turn and the paired the board on the river. Mermelstein checked again and Yifrach bet 350,000. Mermelstein check-raised to 1.1 million and Yifrach went into the tank before he eventually called.

Mermelstein tabled . The pot went to Yifrach with .

Tags: Aaron Mermelstein Gal Yifrach

Level: 28

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 10,000