Level 17
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
On the tail end of a 
board, Ben Yu was in the tank after facing a pot-sized bet of Aaron Mermelstein. He ultimately called for half of his stack and Mermelstein tabled 
for a rare nine-card straight to drag in the pot and extend his lead at the top of the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,900,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
2,300,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
||
|
1,875,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
230,000
-270,000
|
-270,000 |
|
||
turn and looked up by Erik Seidel.
and was ahead versus Seidel's 
. The river was a blank 
and Yankov remained in contention.
. The Brit flipped over the 
and despite a gutshot on the 
flop, nothing changed when two blanks came on turn and river.
turn, Ben Yu called a bet when facing Joni Jouhkimainen and Isaac Kempton. The trio checked the 
for kings and queens.
for trip sevens and Kempton mucked. That hand left Yu with a few chips and a chair, which he then doubled soon after.
on the turn.
, leaving Arieh in the lead although Rast picked up the only straight draw. The 
on the turn.
for trip sixes but Jouhkimainen turned a full house with 
river.
