Obara Gets There Against Muthu
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
While Mansour Matloubi and Peter Plater slipped down further, Jun Obara as one of the other short stacks made a move that eventually paid off. Obara open-shoved for 117,000 from the small blind and Sathesh Muthu called in the big blind.
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flop didn't change much yet, but Obara improved to a pair of kings on the
turn. A blank
river ensured the double up and Muthu lost the lead for the first time since mid-way through the first level of the day.