$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players 70

Aaron Mermelstein moved all in on the button for 11,600 on the button and Bradley Patton called out of the big blind.

Mermelstein showed and had Patton’s dominated. Mermelstein survived the flop, but a seven came on the turn to give Patton the best hand.

Mermelstein couldn’t find a queen on the river and was eliminated near the end of the level. Patton wins the table and moves on to the final table tomorrow.

Bradley Patton – 105,000
Aaron Mermelstein – Eliminated 

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players 70

On a flop of , Aaron Mermelstein checked from the big blind and Bradley Patton bet on the button. Mermelstein check-raised to 12,000 and Patton called.

Both players checked the turn card and the fell on the river. Mermelstein checked and Patton bet 20,000. Mermelstein took a few moments and then called.

Patton tabled , good for trip sevens, and Mermelstein mucked his hand. Patton dragged the pot and takes a huge chip lead.

Bradley Patton – 92,000
Aaron Mermelstein – 13,000

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players 70

On a flop, Barry Pevner got the rest of his chips in on a draw against November Niner Jerry Wong.

Pevner:
Wong:

The turn and river were both the wrong shade of black for Pevner, and he could not catch up. He was eliminated, while Wong punched his ticket to tomorrow’s final table.

Jerry Wong – 105,000
Barry Pevner – Eliminated

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players 70

Albert Hart raised to 4,800 on the button and Lawrence Paden moved all in for 27,200. Hart got an exact count from the dealer and called.

Hart showed and needed help against Paden’s .

The board ran out and Paden doubled up with a pair of eights. Paden now takes a slight lead int his heads-up match.

Lawrence Paden – 55,000
Albert Hart – 50,000

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players 70

Jack Duong raised to 3,600 on the button, and Seminole Hard Rock Poker Team member Loni Harwood three-bet shoved for 39,600 total. Duong called to put her at risk.

Duong:
Harwood:

The board ran out , and Duong’s ace played to earn him the knockout pot. He’s through to tomorrow’s final table, eliminating Harwood in the process.

Jack Duong – 105,000
Loni Harwood – Eliminated

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 11: 600/1,200 with a 100 ante
Players 70

On the turn with the board reading , Loni Harwood checked and Jack Duong bet 3,600.

Harwood called and the river was the . Harwood checked, Duong bet 8,200, and Harwood folded. Duong mucked his hand and lessens the chip gap between him and Harwood.

Jack Duong – 47,000
Loni Harwood – 58,000

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 11: 600/1,200 with a 100 ante
Players 70

Michael Aron is through to the final table after outlasting Ian O’Hara in the heads-up duel. On the final hand, the board ran out , with O’Hara betting every street. The last bet set him all in, and Aron called with the covering stack to put him at risk.

O’Hara:
Aron:

Both players had flopped two pair, but Aron’s kings and nines earned him the knockout pot. O’Hara was eliminated.

Michael Aron – 105,000
Ian O’Hara – Eliminated

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 11: 600/1,200 with a 100 ante
Players 70

Steven McKoy raised to 2,400 on the button, and Haim Toorgeman raised enough to cover him. McKoy called all in for about 25,000 total, putting himself at risk.

McKoy:
Toorgeman:

The board ran out , and Toorgeman rivered a jack to score the knockout. He advances to tomorrow’s final table, eliminating McKoy in the process.

Haim Toorgeman – 105,000
Steven McKoy – Eliminated

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Players 70

Aaron Mermelstein eliminated Sheddy Siddiqui when his pocket fours bested Siddiqui’s . Mermelstein was left heads-up with Bradley Patton to advance to Day 2.

On one of the first hands of heads-up play, Mermelstein raises to 2,300 on the button and Patton called.

The flop was and Patton checked. Mermelstein bet 1,600 and Patton called. The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the and Patton led out for 4,500.

Mermelstein called and Patton quickly tabled , good for trip sevens, and Mermelstein mucked his hand.

Bradley Patton – 50,000
Aaron Mermelstein – 57,000

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Shootout
Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Players 70

On a flop of , Bradley Patton got all in out of the small blind against Aaron Mermelstein on the button.

Mermelstein showed , but was out-kicked by Patton’s . The turn was the and the river was the . Patton’s ace-kicker secured his double up and three-handed play continues with Mermelstein, Patton, and Sheddy Siddiqui.

Bradley Patton – 52,000
Aaron Mermelstein – 42,000