Kotake Winning Early Sparring
Ryo Kotake and Giuseppe Zarbo's heads-up match has been going back and forth, with each facing all-in decisions and electing to fold, rather than risk their tournament life.
Through eight straight hands, bet-raise-fold was the standard between the two, with the occacional simple call to see a flop.
But whenever pressured, one player always folded.
The best exchange came after Kotake had lost his chip lead.
He raised to 10,000,000 preflop on the button, Zarbo called in the big blind.
The flop came J♦4♥3♠, and Kotake bet 7,000,000 and Zarbo called again.
The turn was the 6♦ and Kotake bet 15,000,000. Zarbo made the call.
The river hit 5♥ and this time Zarbo led out, firing in a 20,000,000-chip bet. Kotake didn't hesitate to g all in.
Zarbo quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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153,000,000
6,500,000
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6,500,000 |
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107,000,000
12,500,000
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12,500,000 |
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