Sklar Falls To Nakanishi
Shota Nakanishi raised to 105,000 from under the gun and Nathan Gamble raised to 350,000 on the button and Richard Sklar moved all in from the small blind for 330,000. Nakanishi called to put himself at risk for 240,000.
Shota Nakanishi: A♣6♠5♠3♥
Richard Sklar: A♦K♠K♦3♣
Nathan Gamble: A♠8♣5♦2♦
The board ran out Q♠10♦4♣7♣3♦ and Gamble took half the pot with a low, with Nakanishi's straight good for other half. Sklar only chopped the side pot with Gamble to leave himself with just 90,000.
A few hands later, Benjamin Miner opened to 60,000 in early position to see Richard Sklar move all in from the hijack for 90,000 and Martin Zamani on the button, Shota Nakanishi in the big blind, and Miner called.
Nakanishi moved all in on the flop of J♣10♣5♠ and everyone folded.
Richard Sklar: A♦7♦6♣4♠
Shota Nakanishi: K♠Q♠10♦9♦
Sklar was drawing dead on the 9♣ turn, leaving the river 7♠ as a mere formality and he took his leave from the tournament.