Yu and Kempton Double Through Mermelstein
Veselin Karakitukov raised to 60,000 and Aaron Mermelstein three-bet to 200,000. Ben Yu then four-bet jammed his last 330,000 and Karakitukov folded while Mermelstein called.
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, both players made a set and Yu more than doubled.
Mermelstein then raised and called a three-bet to 215,000 by Isaac Kempton on the button, who had 30,000 behind to the ![]()
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flop. Mermelstein bet 30,000 and Kempton called all-in.
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The
turn improved Kempton to the superior straight and he held onto the lead thanks to the
river.