Tanimoto on a Heater
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Arthur Tanimoto was just seen with over 600,000 chips before winning a pot at the expense of Liya Gerasimova.
With 30,000 in the middle on a flop of 
, Tanimoto bet 8,000 under the gun and was called by Gerasimova to his immediate left.
On the 
turn, Tanimoto bet another 18,000 and was called again.
The river brought the 
and Tanimoto fired yet again, this time for 28,000.
Gerasimova couldn't call and the pot was pushed to Tanimoto, who told PokerNews after the hand that he'd won pots with aces, kings twice, and a full house with king-nine in the last couple of hours to accumulate his now sizable stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
658,000 | 456,000 |
|
225,000 | -39,000 |