Waki Cracks Kings to Stay Alive
Level 25
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Yasuhiro Waki raised to 175,000 in the cutoff and Michael Sklenicka moved all in from the big blind. Waki quickly called off his entire stack of 395,000 and the cards were on their backs.
Yasuhiro Waki: ![]()
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Michael Sklenicka: ![]()
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to give Waki the lead with a pair of aces. As he did a lap around the room and shouted to the rafters, the
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completed the board to secure his double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,095,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
|
|
825,000
445,000
|
445,000 |