Martirosian Masters the Double Check-Raise

Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Sam Grafton raised to the minimum of 160,000 from the cutoff and Artur Martirosian defended his big blind.

The flop came down 5?5?10? and Martirosian checked to Grafton, who again bet the minimum of 80,000. Martirosian raised the bet to 300,000 and Grafton obliged with a call.

On the 10? turn Martirosian slowed down again and checked. Grafton responded with a bet of 125,000 but fell into the trap of Martirosian, who was masterminding a double check-raise to 250,000. Grafton called again and the pair saw the A? river fall.

No more checking for Martirosian who now shoved his last 190,000 chips in the middle. The river did not bring whatever Grafton was looking for as he quickly let his hand go.