Kagawa Cracks Aces to Send Bloom to the Rail
We caught the action with around 30,000 in the pot and a board reading 
. Philipp Gruissem had bet 12,000 from the small blind, Masa Kagawa raised to 46,000 from the big, and Tony Bloom three-bet all in for roughly 152,000 from middle position. Gruissem got out of the way and Masa quickly called with 
, which was out in front of Bloom's 
.
Even though Kagawa held two pair, Bloom had counterfeit outs. The 
turn added to those outs, but the 
river missed him. With that, the two-time $100,000 Challenge runner-up was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
430,000
176,000
|
176,000 |
|
Busted |