Melkisetian Decimates Barsegian
Level 36
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Ara Melkisetian raised to 5,500,000 on the button, leaving himself 800,000 behind, then called when big blind Eduard Barsegian shoved.
Ara Melkisetian: 
Eduard Barsegian: 
Melkisetian had Barsegian dominated and held up on the 
board to double up yet again. Barsegian, meanwhile, who came into the final table as chip leader, was knocked down to the short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,500,000 | 5,400,000 |
|
4,500,000 | -5,400,000 |
on the turn to complete his flush.
on the river was a mere formality and Orthodoxou doubled up.
and Held survived.
, while the 
on the turn gave Chernikov a straight draw. He missed the 
on the river and Melkisetian stayed alive once again.
flop gave Chernikov the nut flush draw. The turn came the 
, completing Chernikov's flush and leaving Matta drawing dead heading to the 
river.
and Ernestas Degtiariovas defended his big blind holding 
turn.
and Degtiariovas checked again. Held fired out 1,800,000 and Degtiariovas went into the tank before calling with his two pair, aces and nines, beating the king-high of Held.
.
and Held continued for 800,000. Melkisetian snap-folded as he dropped back down to less than 10 big blinds.