Chop Chop in Every Sense; Takayama Keeps Up Aggression
Upon returning from break, the tournament floor made an announcement that due to the amount of tanking and the frequency of clock being called, they would be diminishing the countdown to 20 seconds for anyone who has had clock called on them before.
Ken Takayama raised to 2,500,000 from the small blind and Oscar Arndt made the call.
Takayama took about a minute-thirty before cutting out 1,500,000. Arndt called.
The turn brought the Q♠ and after another long deliberation, Takayama checked, as did his opponent.
The river completed with the 9♥, completing another straight draw and Takayama bet 3,500,000 who was snap-called by Arndt.
Takayama tabled 8♦7♣ for the low end of the straight and Arndt tabled 9♦8♣ for the exact same straight causing the dealer to chop the pot between the two.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,500,000
975,000
|
975,000 |
|
13,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |