Miki Loses Back-to-Back Pots
Level 20
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Yosuke Miki opened to 200,000 in the hijack and Artur Martirosian and Pavel Plesuv called in the blinds.
Action checked to Miki on the flop of 3♥8♠J♠ and he bet 250,000. Only Plesuv called. Both players then checked on the J♣ turn and again on the A♣ river. Plesuv showed A♥8♥ to win the pot with a pair of aces and counterfeited pair of eights.
The next hand, Miki opened to 240,000 and Chance Kornuth defended his big blind.
Kornuth checked on the flop of 4♦A♠J♠ and Miki continued for 180,000. Kornuth called. Both players then checked on the A♥ turn. Kornuth led out for 315,000 on the 9♥ river and Miki laid it down.