Mermelstein Drops Into the Danger Zone
Level 23
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Steven Sarmiento raised to 280,000 and Aaron Mermelstein called in the cutoff off his shorter stack, all players behind folded. On the K♥8♥2♥ flop, Sarmiento asked how many chips Mermelstein had behind and then bet 450,000 to force an instant fold.