Obara Fires Three Bullets
Level 22
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Jun Obara opened to 40,000 on the button and was called by Luigi D'Alterio and Vitezslav Cech in the blinds. The flop came 
and the action checked to Obara who continued for 35,000. D'Alterio called and Cech got out of the way.
The turn was the 
and D'Alterio checked again. Obara sized up a bet of 120,000 and D'Alterio stuck around for the 
on the river. After another check, Obara pushed out a bet of 585,000. D'Alterio asked for a count but opted to send his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,140,000 | 125,000 |
|
1,860,000 | 5,000 |
and the queens held to knock Horecki out of the tournament.
. Daci checked to Obara who bet 80,000 and Daci check-raised to 200,000 which Obara called.
completed the board. Daci slid out a bet of 300,000 this time, leaving himself with just 150,000 behind. Obara moved all in and Daci eventually called it off. Obara showed 
for trip eights while Daci was left to think what could have been with his 
.
and he opened to 30,000 from early position and the action folded around to Ondrej Drozd with 
three-bet to 135,000 from the cutoff. 
and Lijo continued with a bet of 45,000 which both of his opponents called.
and Lijo sized up a bet of 120,000 this time. Obara got out of the way but D'Alterio called to see the 
on the river. D'Alterio checked and Lijo ripped all in for 325,000. D'Alterio used multiple time banks before finally flicking in a chip to call. Lijo turned over 
for a missed flush draw while D'Alterio held 
and Lee improved his lead with a pair of queens. The 
. Jerry Odeen was playing from the big blind against preflop raiser Rui Milhomens on the button. 
hit the board. The river 
gave Odeen the boat and the double. 
