Event 19: Aaron Mermelstein in Control After Another Double

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 4
Level 6: 250/500

Aaron Mermelstein had been whittled down to 7,950 chips when he got it all in with a premium pair against George Lusby.

Mermelstein: QsQd
Lusby: KxJx

The board ran out 9s8s5h2d3c, and Mermelstein won the pot with his pair of queens. That double-up gives him a 2:1 chiplead, the first time he’s had a such a large edge large in this decisive third game.

Aaron Mermelstein – 15,900
George Lusby – 8,100