Matthew Beck Eliminated in 21st Place ($24,173)
Level 23
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Aaron Mermelstein called from under the gun, Ryan Riess on the button called as well; along with Dong Suh in the small blind before Matthew Beck announced pot and raised to 200,000. Mermelstein was the only one who obliged.
The flop came out K♥6♣2♦ and Beck fired a bet of 560,000. Mermelstein called once again.
On a 4♣ turn, Beck went all in for roughly 1,500,000 chips. He was snapped by Mermelstein then was shown the bad news.
Matthew Beck: A♠A♦9♠2♥ 
Aaron Mermelstein: 7♥6♦6♥5♠
Beck was drawing to an ace and an ace only. The 8c river was the nail in the coffin, and Beck was headed to the rail after finishing in 21st.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,300,000
1,950,000
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1,950,000 |
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Busted | |
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