Nolet, Merelli Score Knockouts Near the End
Level 26
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Nikolay Arzumanyan moved all in for 275,000 in the cutoff and Alessandro Merelli called on the button.
Nikolay Arzumanyan: 3♦3♣ 
Alessandro Merelli: K♣J♦
The flop came 9♥6♥6♦, while the K♠ turn improved Merelli to kings and sixes. The river was the 10♠ and Arzumanyan was eliminated.
At another table, Jacques Der Megreditchian moved all in for 555,000 from the big blind on a flop of 8♦6♥5♦ and Guillaume Nolet called on the button.
Jacques Der Megreditchian: 10♣8♣
Guillaume Nolet: 7♣4♣
Der Megreditchian had flopped top pair, but Nolet turned over a straight and left Der Megreditchian drawing dead after the Q♣ turn. The river was the A♠ and Nolet scooped the big pot to send Der Megreditchian to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,000,000 | 1,500,000 |
|
2,000,000 | 500,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted |