Level: 19
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Level: 19
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Biao Ding limped in from the small blind and Tsugunari Toma checked from the big blind.
Both players checked the J♣10♣3♦ flop leading to the 5♥ turn. Ding bet 100,000 and Toma made the call.
Both players checked the J♦ river.
Toma showed down 9♠5♠ for the winner to take the pot down.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tsugunari Toma |
1,325,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
Biao Ding |
780,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
Action folded to Tom Orpaz in the small blind who asked who much Erik Seidel had in his stack before shoving all in. Seidel quickly called for his last 370,000.
Tom Orpaz: J♣2♣
Erik Seidel: K♦6♠
The 2♥2♦Q♠ flop was a disaster for Seidel as Orpaz hit trips. "Sorry," Orpaz told him heading to the 7♠ turn, which left the Poker Hall of Famer drawing dead before the Q♦ fell on the river and heading off to collect his fourth-place payout.
"My friends yesterday were telling me I was stupid for agreeing to the deal. Now no deal. Kamikaze," Orpaz said.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tom Orpaz |
3,720,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
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Erik Seidel | Busted | |
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Tsugunari Toma opened to 200,000 from the small blind and Tom Orpaz called in the big blind.
Toma bet 80,000 on the J♣10♦9♥ flop and Orpaz made the call.
Both players checked through the J♠ turn and 9♠ river.
Toma showed A♥7♦ while Orpaz tabled Q♦10♠ for the winner.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tom Orpaz |
4,170,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
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Tsugunari Toma |
1,350,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Biao Ding |
390,000
-390,000
|
-390,000 |
Tom Orpaz raised to 125,000 on the button before Tsugunari Toma moved all in for 1,290,000 in the big blind. Orpaz quickly called.
Tsugunari Toma: A♠K♠
Tom Orpaz: K♣Q♥
Toma stood up from his seat to await the 2♦6♠9♣ flop as Orpaz began chanting for a queen. The 7♦ turn was no help for Orpaz, while Toma secured the double up on the 7♠ river as he clapped his hands and ran away from the table to celebrate.
"Boy who cried wolf. He goes all in every hand," Orpaz said.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tom Orpaz |
2,800,000
-1,370,000
|
-1,370,000 |
|
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Tsugunari Toma |
2,600,000
1,250,000
|
1,250,000 |
The hand after Tsugunari Toma's double-up, Biao Ding moved all in for 475,000 on the button and Toma called in the small blind.
Biao Ding: Q♥10♠
Tsugunari Toma: A♦A♣
Toma had woken up with another monster hand as Ding was already drawing dead by the turn on a 6♠8♠2♣6♥4♠ board. He was eliminated in third place as Toma asked to take a picture with Orpaz before the start of heads-up play.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tsugunari Toma |
3,250,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
Tom Orpaz |
2,750,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
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Biao Ding | Busted |
Tom Orpaz limped in from the button and Tsugunari Toma checked from the big blind.
Toma check-called an 80,000 bet from Orpaz on the Q♠10♣3♥ flop.
Both players checked the A♥ turn leading to the 9♠ on the river. Toma bet 100,000 and Orpaz quickly called.
Toma revealed 10♠4♦ for a pair of tens while Orpaz had A♦6♠ for top pair and took down a small pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tsugunari Toma |
3,125,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
Tom Orpaz |
2,875,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
Level: 20
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Tom Orpaz raised to 160,000 on the button before Tsugunari Toma three-bet to 400,000. Orpaz called and the flop came 9♠7♥3♥.
Toma then slid forward a tower of green 25,000 chips for a bet of 500,000 and Orpaz used a time bank before moving all in for 2,475,000. Toma stood up from his seat, confirmed the amount, then called.
Tom Orpaz: Q♠Q♦
Tsugunari Toma: A♦7♦
"Ace," Toma pleaded, but none arrived on the J♥ turn or 2♥ river as Orpaz doubled up, leaving Toma with just 200,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tom Orpaz |
5,800,000
2,925,000
|
2,925,000 |
|
||
Tsugunari Toma |
200,000
-2,925,000
|
-2,925,000 |
Tsugunari Toma moved all in for just under 200,000 from the button and Orpaz called.
Tsugunari Toma: 10♣8♣
Tom Orpaz: 3♥3♠
Tsugunari smashed the 10♥10♠5♣ flop and remained ahead on the 2♥ turn and 5♠ river to secure the double up.
The very next hand, Orpaz moved all in from the button and Toma called to put himself at risk.
Tsugunari Toma: 6♠5♥
Tom Orpaz: K♦4♦
Orpaz seemed poised to end the tournament when the first four cards ran out 9♥3♦A♠8♥. The 6♦ river gave Toma a pair to secure another double up for the second hand in a row.
The very next hand, Toma used a time extension chip before deciding to fold from the button. Orpaz revealed he had AxAx in his hand and that by folding, Toma had avoided near-certain disaster.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tom Orpaz |
5,185,000
-615,000
|
-615,000 |
|
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Tsugunari Toma |
815,000
615,000
|
615,000 |