Iachan Holds Against Kobayashi in a Huge Pot
As recalled by many players at the table, one of the biggest hands of the Main Event just went down on Table #590.
Daniel Iachan opened under the gun with a min-raise to 24,000 before Shotaro Kobayashi three-bet to 77,000 from middle position. When it folded back to Iachan, he upped the price of poker by four-betting to 200,000. Kobayashi wasn't going anywhere as he called to see at least a flop.
With just over 400,000 in the middle, the dealer produced a wet flop of 6♠5♥4♥. Iachan placed out a bet of around 200,000, which Kobayashi called.
Upon seeing the 4♠ come on the turn, Iachan slowed down by checking the action over to Kobayashi. Kobayashi, who had the covering stack, jammed to put Iachan all in. Iachan had around 750,000 remaining in his stack and didn't take too long to make the call.
Daniel Iachan: A♣A♥ 
Shotaro Kobayashi: 7♥6♥
Iachan had the goods with pocket rockets, while Kobayashi was at it preflop with a suited connector. However, Kobayashi had a straight flush draw, and a six he could hit to win the pot and eliminate Iachan. The river was the Q♣, and Iachan won a pot of over two million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,300,000
1,934,000
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1,934,000 |
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700,000
1,271,000
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1,271,000 |
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