Championship: Aaron Mermelstein Doubles Up with Quads Near the Money Bubble

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  112 of 865

Aaron Mermelstein
Aaron Mermelstein

Aaron Mermelstein was all in from the small blind for 183,000 with 7s7d, and needed it to hold to stay alive against the As9h of the player in the cutoff.

The board came 9s7c5s7h8h, and Mermelstein flopped a set of sevens and turned quads to win the pot and double up in chips.

Aaron Mermelstein  –  386,000  (39 bb)

With 112 players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 386,000 (39 big blinds). The final 109 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $9,700.