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.