Melikian Cracks Lindgren's Kings
Level 23
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Ara Melikian open-raised all in from under the gun with his last 349,000 and it folded all of the way back around to Erick Lindgren in the big blind who instantly called the raise. Melikian had 
, but Lindgren had woken up with 
.
Then came the flop -- 
-- giving Melikian a set but leaving Lindgren with a gutshot straight draw. The turn and river brought a couple of eights -- 
-- and Melikian's hand held.
Melikian has 762,000 now, while Lindgren slips to 995,000.