Martirosian Triples Up as Khamatgareev Hits the Rail
Level 11
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action was picked up with Ravil Khamatgareev and Artur Martirosian all in against Matthias Lipp. Martirosian, in the small blind, had 27,000 at risk, while Khamatgareev in the big blind covered him with 43,000. Lipp had both players covered from the cutoff.
Ravil Khamatgareev: K♠Q♠
Artur Martirosian: A♠J♣
Matthias Lipp: 4♥4♦
The board ran out 7♦9♠8♠3♦A♦, with the ace on the river giving Martirosian the best hand and a triple-up.
Khamatgareev was not as fortunate and was eliminated from the tournament, while Lipp took the small side pot.