Ship it to Armenia!
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
There was some blind vs blind action with around 100,000 in the middle on the flop of 
. The turn brought the 
and Chris Grigorian checked from the small blind. Denys Shafikov bet 60,000 in the big blind and Grigorian snap-called.
The 
paired the board on the river and Grigorian checked again. Shafikov tossed in a bet of 45,000 and Grigorian instantly announced all in for 285,000. Shafikov called just as fast and Grigorian tabled 
. Shafikov showed 
before his cards hit the muck.
"Yes! Ship it to Armenia!" Grigorian shouted as he pumped the air with his fists.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
790,000 | 313,000 |
|
545,000 | 18,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
for Cohen to hit a higher set but the 
on the river pulled in the gasps as Koppel now hit quads to eliminate Cohen from the tournament.
.
on the turn paired Palmer's ace. The tides turned again on the river as the 
. The action checked to Erkut Yilmaz in middle position who bet 74,000 into a pot of around 100,000. Mohsin Charania called from the big blind while the under-the-gun player folded.
for a pair of nines and a missed flush draw. Yilmaz turned over 
for a pair of tens and was awarded the pot.
on the flop to the 
, Lee shoved with the bigger stack and Mustafov snap-called. Lee tabled 
for two pair with the king-kicker. Mustafov held 
for the same two pair but with the lower kicker for his run in the Marathon to end for this year.
and 
runout ensured him of a double up.
and Ryan Leng fired out a bet of 29,000 in early position. Matt Russell called as did David Pham on the button.
for Chang to hold with the higher hole cards to double up, a fate that wasn't meant for Freek Scholten who was just eliminated on the same table, just before this hand.
