$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 13
On a flop of 
, Aaron Mermelstein checked and Staffan Lind bet 600. Mermelstein check-raised to 2,000 and Lind moved all in for 5,275.
Mermelstein called and showed 
. He was in bad shape against Lind’s 
.
The turn was the 
and the river was the 
. Lind doubled up and evened out the chip counts in the third and final game of this match.
Staffan Lind – 13,000
Aaron Mermelstein – 11,000
$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 13
On the river with a completed board of 
, Gary Bolden bet 2,800 and Corey Dodd called.
Bolden showed 
, good for top two pair, and Dodd mucked his hand. Bolden collected the pot and was out to another chip lead after winning the first game of this match.
Gary Bolden – 17,000
Corey Dodd – 7,000
$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 13
On the turn with the board reading 
, Aaron Mermelstein bet 500 and Staffan Lind called on the button.
The river was the 
and Mermelstein bet 1,050. Lind called. Mermelstein showed 
, good for a pair of jacks, and Lind mucked his hand.
Mermelstein and Lind are tied at one game a piece and Mermelstein jumps out to a lead in the third and deciding game.
Aaron Mermelstein – 16,500
Staffan Lind – 7,500
$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 13
On the turn with the board reading 
, Corey Dodd checked and Gary Bolden bet 2,200. Dodd called and the river was the 
.
Dodd checked again and Bolden bet 5,000. Dodd quickly called and Bolden showed , good for a set of jacks. Dodd mucked his hand and Bolden takes a big chip lead in the first game of this match.
Gary Bolden – 20,900
Corey Dodd – 3,100
$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 13
George Lusby swept Will Givens in two matches to move on and into the money.
George Lusby – 24,000
Will Givens – Eliminated
$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 14
On the turn with the board reading 
, Jerry Wong checked and Ari Engel bet 1,150. Wong check-raised all in for about 6,000 and Engel quickly called.
Wong showed 
, good for a double gutshot straight draw, and needs to get there against Engel’s 
.
The river was the and Engel won the pot. He won the series 2-1 and eliminated the 2016 November Niner on the bubble.
Ari Engel – 24,000
Jerry Wong – Eliminated
$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 15
Shannon Shorr got the last of his chips into the middle preflop with against Jonathan Little’s pocket nines.
The board ran out 
and Little flopped a queen to win the pot. Little already held a 1-0 edge in the series and eliminated Shorr on the bubble of this event.
Little moved on to Saturday’s action and is the first player to cash.
Jonathan Little – 24,000
Shanon Shorr – Eliminated
$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 16
Alex Foxen raised to 300 on the button and Kane Kalas three-bet to 975 out of the big blind. Foxen four-bet to 2,675 and Kalas called.
Both players checked a flop of 
and the came on the turn. Kalas checked again and Foxen bet 2,475. Kalas called and the river was the .
Both players checked and then showed big hands. Foxen showed 
, good for top two pair and a missed flush draw, but Kalas dragged the pot with 
.
“I was considering an all in on the turn,” said Kalas. “But I wanted to let you keep bluffing.”
Kalas takes the pot and the chip lead, but trails 1-0 to Foxen in the series.
Kane Kalas – 17,000
Alex Foxen – 7,000
$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 16
Ari Engel and Jerry Wong got all the chips into the middle preflop. Wong was at risk showed 
. He was in bad shape against Engel’s 
.
The board ran out 
and both players made a full house, but Engel’s was bigger to win the pot. Wong had one the first game of the match and Engel’s win evens the series at one game a piece.
They are taking a 10-minute break before coming back and playing the rubber match.
Ari Engel – 12,000
Jerry Wong – 12,000
$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 16
In the last match remaining in the second round, Corey Dodd defeated Michael Aron to win the series 2-1 and eliminate Aron.
With that match in the books, the second round is complete and a few of the third round matches have already began. All of the matches will be underway by 11 p.m.
The winners of the third round will come back tomorrow in the money and will play down to a winner.
Here are the third round matches:
Left Side
Aaron Mermelstein vs. Steffan Lind
George Lusby vs. Will Givens
Alex Foxen vs. Kane Kalas
Corey Dodd vs. Gary Bolden
Right Side
Sam Panzica vs. Timothy Tenpas
Shannon Shorr vs. Jonathan Little
Jerry Wong vs. Ari Engel
Joe McKeehen vs. John Dollinger