Okamoto on Fumes but Still in Contention
Briant Alavez opened to 40,000 from the cutoff and Craig Mason on the button three-bet to 100,000. Shiina Okamoto in the small blind went into the tank and moved all-in for 800,000. Alavez quickly folded but Mason eventually threw a chip to call off his last 735,000.
Craig Mason: 10♠10♥
Shiina Okamoto: Q♦J♦
Mason flopped a set on 9♥A♥10♣6♦2♥ and doubled up, leaving Okamoto with three big blinds.
Two hands later, she raised to 60,000 from the cutoff with only 5,000 behind. Loic Debregeas on the button, Flavien Guenan in the small blind and Keyavash Hemyari in the big blind all called.
After the blinds checked a flop of A♣7♦2♦, Okamoto moved all-in. Debregeas raised to 40,000 and made Guenan fold, but Hemyari called.
Debregeas fired a second barrel to 50,000 on the Q♥ turn and Hemyari check-folded.
Shiina Okamoto: A♥J♥
Loic Debregeas: A♦7♥
Okamoto was looking for jacks to stay in the tournament, and the J♣ landed on the river to save her and allow her to quadruple her stack.