Melkisetian Spikes the River to Triple
Level 35
: Blinds 200,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Ara Melkisetian, who had been quiet so far this final table, finally found a hand he liked and pushed all in for 1,700,000 in the hijack. Justus Held called in the cutoff before Aleksandr Chernikov three-bet to 4,525,000 in the big blind. Held quickly folded.
Ara Melkisetian: 
Aleksandr Chernikov: 
Melkisetian had run right into Chernikov's aces as the 
flop gave him some hope with a pair. The turn came the 
, but the 
on the river improved Melkisetian to two pair as he shot out of his seat after tripling up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,000,000 | -1,800,000 |
|
8,100,000 | -3,850,000 |
|
6,000,000 | 1,025,000 |