Nicholson Gets Aces at the Perfect Time
Level 19
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Armin Ghojehvand made it 320,000 to go from under the gun and Artur Martirosian shoved 1,800,000 from the button. David Nicholson called off his stack of 1,400,000 in the small blind, and Ghojehvand called to put two players at risk.
David Nicholson: A♦A♣ 
Artur Martirosian: K♠Q♣
Armin Ghojehvand: J♠J♦
Nicholson had a great chance to triple up, but if Ghojehvand could find a jack, the final table would be set.
The flop of 4♦5♥K♦ gave Martirosian a way out, but the 5♦ removed a lot of his outs on the turn. A Q♠ hit the river, which meant Nicholson tripled up, and Martirosian took the small side pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,700,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
4,500,000
2,700,000
|
2,700,000 |
|
810,000
1,890,000
|
1,890,000 |
|
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