On the river of a 7♥4♦2♥K♥2♦ board with around 80,000 in the middle, Kanasuke called the shove of his opponent who flicked in the Q♠3♠ for a bluff gone wrong. Kanasuke earned the double for 62,500 with A♠K♣ but didn't cover, as their opponent was left on a nub.
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
A short stack open-jammed from under the gun for 36,500 with the K♦8♦ and was called by iZ in the next seat with the A♠J♥, while several big stacks behind folded. iZ fell behind on the K♠9♦9♣ flop but the A♣ turn restored the preflop order. Nothing changed on the 5♦ river and iZ earned the knockout.
THE Q vaulted out of his chair when he was all-in with the A♦2♠ and needed to improve against J♠J♦. Some hope came with the 7♣4♣3♥ flop while the Q♦ turn bricked. However, the 5♥ river completed the wheel and The Q swapped stack sizes with his opponent.
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A short stack got it in preflop with 6♣6♦ and was called by Masaya in the big blind, who only had a few outs holding the Q♠6♥. None of them came on the A♥8♠4♦ flop and K♦ turn, but the Q♦ river provided the one over card that mattered.
With some 80,000 in the pot to the A♦J♥4♦7♠6♦ river, Wakabayashi bet 10,000 and then faced the instant shove of his opponent for more than 200,000. After going into the tank for a short while, Wakabayashi called and was good with A♠2♦ to double got 111,900, as he was only shown 10♦10♣ for an inferior pair.
Wakabayashi was also the family name of the goalkeeper in the popular animated series Captain Tsubasa here in Japan.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/2,500
Ante: 2,500
THE Q had seen his stack decimated to crumbs and they eventually went into the middle with A♥A♦ on a Q♦9♣5♣ flop. He was called by Q♥5♥ but the 7♣ turn and 7♦ river saved him.
When checked to, Andrew Tomoya bet the K♦8♣7♦ flop for 6,500 and his sole opponent called. They then led the A♠ turn for 15,000 and that's what Tomoya had behind. With very brief consideration, Tomoya folded the K♠ face-up.
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