Mermelstein Exits as Bubble Bursts
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Aaron Mermelstein and Thomas Middleton got all of the chips into the middle preflop on the stone bubble, with Mermelstein's tournament life at risk.
Aaron Mermelstein: 9♣9♠
Thomas Middleton: A♣K♣
With the crowd gathered around, the Tournament Director signaled to the dealer to run out the cards and the flop came 10♣10♦K♦ to instantly give Middleton the lead. The board completed with the 8♦4♥ to seal Mermelstein's fate and he was eliminated on the stone money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,025,000 | |
|
Busted |