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Kostritsyn Loses to Eslami; Rebounds Against Kihara
Stud Games: 50,000 Ante, 75,000 Bring-In, 250,000 Completion, 250,000-500,000 Limits
Stud Hi-Lo
Naoya Kihara: XxXx / A♦ folded on third street
Alexander Kostritsyn: XxXx / 9♣2♠J♣7♥ / Xx
Ali Eslami: XxXx / 8♣9♠5♣K♦ / Xx
Naoya Kihara completed with an ace and Alexander Kostritsyn raised. Ali Eslami gave it some thought as the bring in and then made it three bets. Kihara folded and Kostritsyn called. Eslami check-called a bet on fourth street before he faced a bet by Kostritsyn on fifth street. Eslami raised and Kostritsyn called. Both checked sixth street and Eslami's bet on seventh street was called.
Eslami tabled the 8♦8♠4♠ for three eights and scooped the massive pot.
Limit Hold'em
The game switched to Hold'em and Naoya Kihara raised out of the small blind before Kostritsyn defended the big blind. On a flop of 8♣5♠2♣, Kihara bet and Kostritsyn called. Kihara then check-raised the 9♠ turn and Kostritsyn made it three bets for Kihara to call.
After the J♠ river which completed a possible flush, Kihara check-called a bet and mucked when Kostritsyn tabled his 9♥5♥ for two pair.