Hassan Soaring; Saakyan Hits the Rail
Ercan Hasan kindly filled PokerNews in on preflop action. After Ali Hassan raised to 1,800, Hasan flatted his small blind before Arutun Saakyan made it 7,000 from the big blind. With action back on the original raiser, he made it 18,000. Ercan Hasan folded and Saakyan moved all in for 51,800 chips.
Ali Hassan went into the tank for the better part of a minute, looking up at the tournament information board at the blind level presumably, before deciding to call.
Arutun Saakyan: 
Ali Hassan: 
It was a classic flip situation and the board of 
was looking great for a double for Saakyan, as he got up out of his chair as the at risk player. He just needed to fade a few outs but the 
completed to board giving Hassan a pair of queens to knock the Armenian player out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
98,600
|
98,600 |
|
30,000
-2,100
|
-2,100 |
|
Busted |