Kihara Stays Alive
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
With only around 10,500 left behind, Naoya Kihara on the small blind shoved all-in after a raise from Francisco Benitez on the button. Benitez, with a significant stack in front of him, immediately made the call putting Kihara's tournament run at risk.
Naoya Kihara: 7♥7♦
Francisco Benitez: A♣9♠
The flop dropped 2♥J♠2♣ keeping Kihara's lead with his pockets. No ace fell on the runout 10♠3♦ giving Kihara a much needed double up.