Martirosian Doubles, But Negreanu Fights Back
Level 24
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Artur Martirosian called from the button, and called when Daniel Negreanu made it 1,500,000 from the big blind. Negreanu bet pot on the K♥Q♠6♦ flop and took down the pot.
Negreanu gave Martirosian a walk on the next hand.
The following deal saw Martirosian raise to 1,500,000. He called all-in for 5,125,000 when Negreanu potted it.
Artur Martirosian: A♠Q♣9♣6♦
Daniel Negreanu: A♣K♠J♥9♥
Negreanu found a fantastic flop in A♥5♥7♣ but the Q♠ turn gave Martirosian two pair for the lead. The 8♦ river confirmed Martirosian's double-up.
But any momentum for Martirosian was short lived, as Negreanu took the next two pots to get Martirosian back to 6,175,000.