Yokosawa Calls for His Tournament Life
Level 31
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Masato Yokosawa raised to 500,000 from under the gun and was called by Joshua Payne on his left and Daniel Vampan in the big blind. The flop came Q♣9♣4♣ and Yokosawa continued with a bet of 325,000. Payne called and Vampan stepped aside.
The turn was the 8♣, and Yokosawa checked this time. Payne tossed in a bet of 700,000, and Yokosawa stuck around for the 7♥ on the river. Yokosawa checked again, and Payne shoved all in, putting the Japanese star to the test for his last 1,650,000 in the early going. Yokosawa thought for roughly two minutes before making the call.
Payne tabled A♠4♠ for a bluff while Yokosawa turned over 10♦10♣ to score an early double-up through the chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,900,000
-3,200,000
|
-3,200,000 |
|
||
|
7,200,000
4,025,000
|
4,025,000 |