Yokosawa Doubles His Short Stack
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Masato Yokosawa moved all in for 19,000 from under the gun and Sam Grafton called in the big blind.
Masato Yokosawa: A♠9♥
Sam Grafton: 7♣7♦
Yokosawa's camera crew sprung into high alert as he found himself in a coin flip for his tournament life. The flop came 8♥A♥3♥ and Yokosawa took the lead with top pair, while also picking up a flush draw.
The rest of the board ran out 8♦K♠ and Yokosawa doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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205,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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40,000
10,000
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10,000 |