Yu and Kempton Double Through Mermelstein
Level 18
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Veselin Karakitukov raised to 60,000 and Aaron Mermelstein three-bet to 200,000. Ben Yu then four-bet jammed his last 330,000 and Karakitukov folded while Mermelstein called.
Ben Yu:
Aaron Mermelstein:
On a board of , both players made a set and Yu more than doubled.
Mermelstein then raised and called a three-bet to 215,000 by Isaac Kempton on the button, who had 30,000 behind to the flop. Mermelstein bet 30,000 and Kempton called all-in.
Isaac Kempton:
Aaron Mermelstein:
The turn improved Kempton to the superior straight and he held onto the lead thanks to the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Aaron Mermelstein | 3,450,000 | -450,000 |
Robert Cowen
|
2,400,000 | 500,000 |
Veselin Karakitukov
|
1,875,000 | |
Ben Yu
|
800,000 | 525,000 |
Krasimir Yankov | 550,000 | -200,000 |
Isaac Kempton | 490,000 |