Akashi Gets Kawahira To Fold Top Pair
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Kosaku Akashi raised from the small blind to 25,000 and Toshimasa Kawahira called from the big blind.
The flop brought out 
and Akashi continued with a bet of 30,000 and his opponent made the call.
On the turn the 
hit and Akashi moved all in for 143,000, which put Kawahira long into the tank. When he finally made up his mind Kawahira showed the 
and threw his cards into the muck.
Akashi picked up some chips and 15 players still remain.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
255,000
80,000
|
80,000 |