Ghadamian Catches the River to Survive
Level 18
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Neel Murthy made it 16,000 on the button and Emad Ghadamian shoved from the small blind for 132,000. Once it got back to Murthy, he flicked in the call.
Emad Ghadamian: A♣Q♠ 
Neel Murthy: 4♥4♦
It was a fair fight that looked to be going Murthy's way on the 2♦9♠6♦ flop as his pocket fours maintained their lead. A 2♣ on the river brought Ghadamian one step closer to elimination, but the A♠ on the river kept him alive as he paired his ace.
"That was a close one," said Ghadamian as he raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000
251,000
|
251,000 |
|
590,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
280,000
153,000
|
153,000 |
|
200,000
40,000
|
40,000 |