Big Stacks Battle
Level 19
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
It was a five-way limped pot and the dealer spread the flop of 
. Aaron Mermelstein led out with a bet of 125,000 from the small blind and only Joni Jouhkimainen called from the big blind.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to the 
on the river. Mermelstein splashed in another bet of 150,000 and Jouhkimainen deliberated before sliding out a raise to what looked like 710,000. Mermelstein instantly pitched his cards to the muck and Jouhkimainen raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,925,000 | -600,000 |
|
2,800,000 | 400,000 |