Houayek Doubles Through Khorchidian
Level 26
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Joseph Houayek made big raise from under the gun to 200,000 and Nichan Khorchidian put in the min three-bet to 350,000 from the hijack. When it got back to Houayek, he called, leaving himself just 270,000 behind.
The rest of Houayek's chips went in on the 2♥J♠2♣ flop, and Khorchidian quickly called.
Joseph Houayek: 10♥10♠ 
Nichan Khorchidian: A♠K♣
Houayek was in the lead and managed to stay there as neither the 4♣ turn nor 7♥ river could help Khorchidian.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600,000
680,000
|
680,000 |
|
1,350,000
730,000
|
730,000 |