Mermelstein Off to Rocket Start
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Aaron Mermelstein, who registered at the start of the day and had taken the seat of the busted Brendan Loftus, was on the button and involved in a pot against Yaroslav Shkliar in the big blind.
Shkliar and Mermelstein had reached the river on the 3♠Q♥9♥2♠Q♠ board, with 51,000 already in the pot. Shkliar checked to Mermelstein, who settled on a bet of 33,000.
Shkliar did not need much time before he tossed in a call, but he sighed and mucked his cards when Mermelstein showed A♠5♠ for the nut flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
118,200
50,100
|
50,100 |
|
117,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
117,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
116,500
49,800
|
49,800 |
|
|
97,500
18,200
|
18,200 |
|
87,500
17,300
|
17,300 |
|
|
58,500
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
45,500
204,000
|
204,000 |
|
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|
|
Busted | |