Okamoto Continues to Climb; Hegedus Falls Down
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Sumire Uenomachi opened to 160,000 with A♦K♦ from early position and Shiina Okamoto called with 8♥8♦ from the cutoff.
Heather Alcorn called on the button with 3♠3♦ and Juliet Hegedus called from the small blind with 10♦9♥.
The 7♣J♣4♠ flop was checked down to the 7♠ turn. Hegedus bet 275,000 and Uenomachi mucked.
Okamoto called and Alcorn folded. Taking the players heads-up to the 4♦ river.
Hegedus bet out 500,000 and Okamoto went into the tank before making the call.
Okamoto took the pot with her pair of eights, taking a stack off Hegedus.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,890,000
1,415,000
|
1,415,000 |
|
||
|
2,780,000
1,095,000
|
1,095,000 |
|
2,525,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
1,615,000
160,000
|
160,000 |