Arieh Survives; Okamura Heads Home
Level 23
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Dominykas Mikolaitis raised to 80,000 from the cutoff and Josh Arieh jammed for 430,000 from the big blind. Mikolaitis snap-called to put the seven-time bracelet winner at risk.
Josh Arieh: A♠Q♥
Dominykas Mikolaitis: K♦K♠
Arieh needed to find an ace to survive, but it didn't appear on the 4♥10♥J♣ flop, although he did pick up a few additional outs with a straight draw.
The A♣ on the turn was perfect for Arieh, and now only a river queen would end his tournament.
It never came, as the 3♠ completed the board, earning Arieh the double-up.
Motoyoshi Okamura has vacated his chair, and is the newest elimination of the tournament.