Mano a Mano for Nakagawa and Liu
Level 26
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Tsz Liu shoved all-in for 645,000 in cutoff and got called by Elisa Nakagawa on the button putting her tournament life at risk.
Tsz Liu: 10♦9♦ 
Elisa Nakagawa: 8♣8♥
The board ran J♦Q♠9♠3♠K♦ doubling Liu up with a straight on the river.
The very next hand, the two players found themselves toe-to-toe once again.
After Liu opened with a 125,000 raise, Nakagawa shoved all-in for 335,000—her remaining chips from the previous hand. Liu called taking them to showdown once again.
Elisa Nakagawa: A♠Q♣
Tsz Liu: A♦J♣
Liu was calling for a jack to fall but the board ran 7♠5♦7♥7♦2♣ giving Nakagawa the double-up this time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,050,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
820,000
680,000
|
680,000 |