Oganyan Saved By the River
Level 15
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Aram Oganyan opened the button to 70,000 and Artur Martirosian called in the big blind.
They saw a flop of 5♣4♠8♦, where Martirosian led out with a bet of 60,000 and Oganyan called to the 3♦ turn. Martirosian bet again, this time for 275,000, and not long after, Oganyan shoved around 1,000,000. Martirosian snap-called,
Aram Oganyan: 10♦6♦ 
Artur Martirosian: 6♠2♠
Martirosian had turned a straight, but did need to dodge diamonds as Oganyan had a flush draw. There were also some chop possibilities with a seven or a deuce, which would give both players the same straight.
It was one of those chop cards that came in as the 2♣ on the river gave both players a six-high straight, which saved Oganyan from elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,730,000
230,000
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230,000 |
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1,200,000
425,000
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425,000 |
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