Obara Sends Out Smidt
Level 15
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Viktor Ustimov opened the hijack to 60,000 and Tzai Wei Phua flatted in the cutoff before Omer Smidt jammed for 170,000 from the button. In the big blind, Jun Obara clicked it to 280,000 and the others folded.
Omer Smidt: 8♠8♦ 
Jun Obara: 10♠10♥
Smidt was always in tough shape against the dominating pair of Obara. Nothing changed on the Q♥3♦2♦4♣6♣ runout as Obara held on for the elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,775,000 | |
|
1,225,000 | |
|
1,140,000 | |
|
Busted |