Assadourian's Bumpy Ride
Ivin opened the pot with a raise to 25,000 from early position and when the action reached Assadourian, he moved all in over the top for a total of 37,500. Ivin made the call with and found himself well behind Assadourian's pocket nines. Two more nines on the ensuing flop left Ivin drawing dead and Assadourian stacked up right around 90,000 in chips, giving himself a little extra breathing room.
Shortly after that hand, Ivin and Assadourian found themselves battling again, though this time, Ivin was the favorite. Assadourian had moved all in with and Ivin looked him up with the . A ten in the door of the flop threatened to end Assadourian's tournament life right then and there, but he was saved by the turn and river which brought the and , giving both players Broadway straights for a chop.
At present, Assadourian is sitting on 90,000 in chips while Ivin has dropped to 418,000.