De Maci Doubles Through Kihara
Is the pressure starting to get to the inexperienced Naoya Kihara? After a quick start the last few pots have not gone the way of our chip leader and that has climaxed with a big loss to Chris De Maci.
We joined the action with a bet of 124,000 splayed in front of Kihara in the big blind. De Maci was seated in first position and he had decided to re-raise 'pot'. The dealer and the two players were trying to work out the exact total when the two players agreed to play for stacks. On your backs gentlemen.
| De Maci | ![]() |
| Kihara | ![]() |
Board:

Kihara had turned a straight but De Maci rivered a flush for a huge double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,330,000
380,000
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380,000 |
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845,000
469,000
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469,000 |

