Tamura Hits Quads, Chops Twice
Level 27
: Blinds 0/0, 80,000 ante
Matthew Tamura was involved in two big hands in a short period of time.
6♦J♣K♣7♥Q♦
K♦6♣Q♥8♠3♣
Tamura potted to 480,000 on the flop, Brian Smith re-potted it, and Tamura was all-in for around 1,800,000.
Matthew Tamura: K♣Q♣9♠5♦ 
Brian Smith: K♥Q♠5♣4♣
Both held king-queen for two pair and the other draws bricked out, meaning they chopped it up.
10♦8♦4♥3♦2♥
7♥3♣3♠2♦7♣
On the second board, Tamura bet 250,000 on the flop and Ian Matakis potted. Tamura shoved, and Matakis called.
Matthew Tamura: J♠7♠7♦6♠
Ian Matakis: A♥K♦8♣3♦
Tamura ended the bottom board with quads, and Matakis took the top with his two pair, meaning the chopped it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,700,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
2,600,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
2,500,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |