Artur Martirosian Wins PokerGO Tour Last Chance Event No. 2

Artur Martirosian was one of many hottest gamers on the reside circuit in 2023, ending simply outdoors the highest ten within the last Card Player Player of the Year standings introduced by (*2*) He recorded 16 final-table finishes, together with two huge wins, to build up greater than $8.3 million in POY earnings for the 12 months.

The two-time bracelet winner is already again to these profitable methods in 2024. On the third day of the 12 months he emerged victorious within the second occasion of the PokerGO Tour Last Chance collection, besting a discipline of 88 entries within the $10,500 buy-in no-limit maintain’em occasion to earn $211,200.

This newest win noticed the Russian poker professional improve his lifetime earnings to almost $15.5 million.

In addition to the {hardware} and the cash, Maritorisian additionally earned 480 POY factors for 2024 and 211 PGT factors forward of the season-ending PGT Championship $1,000,000 freeroll that can kick off on Jan. 9. He climbed to forty sixth place on the general PGT leaderboard consequently, and now leads the PGT Last Chance collection factors race. He might want to both transfer contained in the PGT high 40 or safe a Dream Seat by ending this pageant as one of many high two factors scorers to qualify for the PGT Championship.

Martirosian received an enormous pot early on the last desk, calling down an enormous river shove from latest occasion no.1 runner-up Daniel Smiljkovic with high pair to take a large lead into six-handed play. Smiljkovic has already cashed for $194,150 throughout his two deep runs at
this collection.

Four-time bracelet winner Kristen Foxen was the following to fall by Martirosian’s arms, incomes $52,800 because the sixth-place finisher. Victoria Livschitz quickly adopted, taking residence $70,400 for her efforts.

Two-time POY award winner Stephen Chidiwck managed to edge into the lead throughout four-handed play, however a bluff try that was known as down by Martirosian noticed the British poker participant fall out of the highest spot. He quickly received all-in with A-7 trailing Martirosian’s A-Q. Both gamers flopped a pair of aces, and the kicker performed by the top to finish Chidwick’s run in fourth place ($88,000). He now has practically $54.9 million in profession cashes to his title.

Martirosian then busted quick stack Vitalijs Zavorotnijs ($110,000) to take a wholesome lead into heads-up play with Michael Jozoff. The last hand noticed Martirosian shove from the button with Ok3. Jozoff known as off his final 12 or so huge blinds with 108 and the board ran out OkOkQA9 and Martirosian’s journeys earned him the pot and the title. Jozoff was awarded $145,200 because the runner-up.

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Photos by PokerGO / Antonio Abrego.