Koichi Chiba Eliminated in 5th Place ($440,500)
Level 19
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Orpen Kisacikoglu opened to 700,000 on the button and Koichi Chiba three-bet jammed a stack of around 3,000,000 in the big blind. Kisacikoglu called with a bigger stack.
Koichi Chiba: K♦Q♠
Orpen Kisacikoglu: K♠K♣
Chiba was in rough shape but got help from the flop of 9♥J♦J♥ as he picked up a straight draw. The Q♦ turn had him drawing to trips or a chop before the 3♣ river confirmed his elimination in fifth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,000,000 | 2,200,000 |
|
Busted |