Yu and Kempton Double Through Mermelstein
Level 18
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Veselin Karakitukov raised to 60,000 and Aaron Mermelstein three-bet to 200,000. Ben Yu then four-bet jammed his last 330,000 and Karakitukov folded while Mermelstein called.
Ben Yu: 
Aaron Mermelstein: 
On a board of 
, both players made a set and Yu more than doubled.
Mermelstein then raised and called a three-bet to 215,000 by Isaac Kempton on the button, who had 30,000 behind to the 
flop. Mermelstein bet 30,000 and Kempton called all-in.
Isaac Kempton: 
Aaron Mermelstein: 
The 
turn improved Kempton to the superior straight and he held onto the lead thanks to the 
river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,450,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
|
2,400,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
||
|
1,875,000 | |
|
||
|
800,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
|
||
|
550,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
490,000 | |