Izutsu Cracks Kings; Busts Chen
Level 17
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Dong Chen opened to 110,000 and Hideki Izutsu three-bet to 400,000. Chen moved all in and Izutsu moved forward all his time bank chips and nodded. "This is a call, right?" Celina Lin inquired and Izutsu confirmed.
Hideki Izutsu: 
Dong Chen: 
The board came 
and Izutsu turned a set. Both stacks were counted and it was Izutsu at risk for 1,050,000, while Chen was left with a mere 40,000. Two hands later, Chen moved all in first to act and Izutsu raised to 175,000 in the cutoff. Irshat Shaykhov called in the big blind and check-folded the 
flop to a bet of 250,000.
Dong Chen: 
Hideki Izutsu: 
Chen could all but grin as the 
turn and river rolled off to send him to the rail with a bad beat story to tell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,250,000 | -450,000 |
|
2,400,000 | 1,350,000 |
|
Busted |