Nathan Bjerno Eliminated in 20th Place ($9,754)
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Nathan Bjerno just raised to 45,000 under the gun and Aaron Mermelstein made the call after which two players saw a flop of 
.
Bjerno checked on the flop and Mermelstein bet 60,000, which was called by the initial raiser.
On the turn the 
hit and Bjerno checked again. This time Mermelstein fired out 140,000, and after a while Bjerno check-raised all in for 544,000.
"You got like nines?" Mermelstein asked.
"I don't think I can fold here," Mermelstein then said, as he pushed forward a stack of chips to make the call.
Bjerno: 
Mermelstein: 
The river brought the 
and Bjerno was knocked out in 20th place, while Mermelstein's now holding an even bigger chip lead over the rest of the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,190,000
717,000
|
717,000 |
|
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Busted | |