Yaroshevskyy Wins a Flip to Survive
Level 13
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Igor Yaroshevskyy got his stack of around 190,000 into the middle preflop, with Aren Bezhanyan being the player trying to end his Main Event.
Igor Yaroshevskyy: A♠J♠ 
Aren Bezhanyan: 9♣9♠
It was one of poker's classic flips with the pocket pair against the two overcards.
Bezhanyan stayed ahead on the 10♥6♥5♥ flop, but the J♦ turn propelled Yaroshevskyy into the lead with top pair. The 8♣ to complete the board was blank, and Yaroshevskyy earned a much-needed double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
390,000
95,000
|
95,000 |