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Shimelfarb Stays Alive In Deuce
2-7 Triple Draw
Gennady Shimelfarb was all in from the small blind and Aaron Mermelstein had raised to take everyone else out of the pot.
The first draw saw Shimelfarb draw three and Mermelstein drew one. The next draw saw both players draw two and on the final draw both drew one.
Gennady Shimelfarb: 9x6x5x4x2x
Aaron Mermelstein: 10x7x5x4x2x
Shimelfarb made a nine to best Mermelstein's ten and he doubled through his opponent.
The following hand he moved all in from the small blind against Nick Pupillo who called.
Shimelfarb drew one and Pupillo whispered "that's not good," while drawing three. The following draw saw the same draw which saw Shimelfarb stay pat on the final draw while Pupillo drew two.
"If you have an eight I lose," said Pupillo who turned over 9x7x4x3x without looking at his final card. Shimelfarb grinned and turned over 9x6x5x3x2x which had Pupillo drawing dead as well and he doubled up twice in the deuce round.