Salas Doubles Through Martirosian Before Doubling Up Benitez
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Artur Martirosian open-jammed in the small blind and Damian Salas called in the big blind with a stack of 86,000.
Damian Salas: 
Artur Martirosian: 
The flop of 
kept Salas ahead but gave Martirosian a gutshot. The board then finished out 
and Salas improved to a pair of aces to double up.
The next hand, Francisco Benitez open-jammed a stack of 62,000 from early position and Salas called from the small blind.
Francisco Benitez: 
Damian Salas: 
Salas had a monster but the flop landed 
to give Benitez the lead with two pair before the rest of the board ran out 
to earn Benitez a double through the visibly frustrated Main Event champion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
210,000 | -110,000 |
|
130,000 | 65,000 |
|
110,000 | 10,000 |