Nakano's Quads
Level 12
: 900/1,800, 300 ante
We rushed over to Table 8 after hearing a big cheer.
When we arrived we saw Genki Nakano all in for 103,000 holding 
on a 
board. The Japanese player had rivered quad queens against Germany’s Patrick Weifels 
Broadway straight.
All the money went in on the turn after an exchange of raises with Nakano getting lucky on the river to see him rocket up the chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
191,600
|
191,600 |
|
42,000
4,700
|
4,700 |
and Min's pair of queens held up. Min, who qualified for this tournament in a live satellite at the Walker Hill casino, is back in the game with more than the average stack.
and almost 30,000 in the pot.
completed the board. Li reached for her chips and splashed out 12,000 and sat there calmly waiting for her opponents decision.
before raking in the pot and moving up to 77,000 in chips.
and the action was checked to Nozaki who bet, Chung raised and Alner folded. Nozaki then moved all in and Chung called for just shy of 70,000 chips. Nozaki had him covered.
and that gave Nozaki a winning flush, as Chung did not have a redraw to a higher flush. On the river the 
hit and Chung hit the rail.
and was up against Tai Tan’s 
on the turn saw Nakano bet out 12,000 and get snap called before the 
completed the board. Both players checked and waited as Siu tabled her 
