Martirosian Stuns Ponakovs with 1.2 Million Chip Two-Outer, Rabl Eliminated
Level 17
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
With around 150,000 in the middle on a 
board, Aleksejs Ponakovs put out a bet of 45,000 from under the gun. Artur Martirosian called from the cutoff.
The river brought the 
and Ponakovs put out a bet of 170,000. After using a time bank chip, Martirosian raised to 465,000, leaving 100,000 chips behind. After some deliberation, the Latvian made the call and Martirosian showed 
, stunning everyone at the table.
With that, Ponakovs is suddenly one of the short stacks in the room while Martirosian becomes the chip leader.
On the table, Laszlo Bujtas eliminated Eric Rabl, with his pocket tens triumphing over pocket fours in a relatively small pot.
The players are now engaged in hand-for-hand play on the stone money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,270,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
|
||
|
1,150,000
161,000
|
161,000 |
|
185,000
-330,000
|
-330,000 |
|
Busted | |