08-29-2008 23:57 UTC+8

Ichikawa Ends on a High Note

[user75032]

On one of the latest hands of the night, Huy Pham bet 8,000 on a {9-Hearts}

{9-Hearts}

{4-Diamonds}

{4-Hearts}

flop. Masaki Ichikawa calld. On the turn {10-Diamonds}

{10-Diamonds}

, all the chips went in the middle. Pham tabled {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{9-Spades}

for two pair, nines and fours, but Ichikawa had {Q-Clubs}

{Q-Clubs}

{Q-Hearts}

for two pair, queens and fours. The river {7-Hearts}

{7-Hearts}

made Ichikawa the winner and sent Pham to the rail. He will not be returning tomorrow.

With that hand, Ichikawa jumped to about 75,000 in chips.