Event 10: Aaron Mermelstein Quadruples Up
Riding a short stack with just about 5,000 left, Aaron Mermelstein made his stand with and found three callers.
On the flop, one player made an isolation bet and forced two folds, leaving Mermelstein to table his non-pair hand. He was up against after his opponent flopped a set, and the turn () put him on the brink of elimination.
River:
With that, Mermelstein hit gin on the river, making a straight to keep himself in contention midway through Day 1.