Kihara Triples Up in Another Big PLO Pot
On the 
flop, Naoya Kihara, John Racener and Cary Katz all got the money in. Kihara held the 
for top set, Racener held the 
for middle set and Katz held the 
for a big draw.
The turn was the 
and paired the board to give both Kihara and Racener a full house. Even despite them filling up with Kihara being in front, Katz could still spike the case four to quad up and win the hand.
The river was the 
and Kihara's full house won the pot. He was all in for 37,200 in chips on the flop, which covered Katz's 33,000 and eliminated him. Racener had both the players covered and was forced to send over the double-up chips for Kihara. Racener was left with about 21,000 in chips.
Last night, Kihara won Event 35: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha - Six-Handed for over $512,000. Not only did he win his first-ever gold bracelet, but he became the first Japanese player to do so. He's up to about 125,000 now in this event and looks to be making another run at a PLO title. Here is his winner interview from last night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
126,000 | 96,000 |
|
21,000 | -41,000 |
|
Busted |