Hirose Hits the Payout Desk
Level 21
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Joseph Spanne opened to 50,000 from the hijack.
Daniel Hirose shipped his final 25,000 from the cutoff before Georgios Sotiropoulos offered some protection when he re-raised to 170,000 from the small blind. Spanne bowed out to create a showdown between Hirose and Sotiropoulos.
Daniel Hirose: K♦Q♦
Georgios Sotiropoulos: A♠7♠
Hirose was unable to connect on the 9♠5♥6♣5♦2♣ runout and was eliminated from contention.