Buchanan Flushes Kihara

Naoya Kihara opened the action with raise to 600 and it folded around to Shawn Buchanan who called from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded, leaving the two heads up to the flop.

The dealer fanned and Kihara continued out with a bet of 800. Buchanan stayed the course and the hit the turn to complete both the straight and flush possibilities. Kihara bet 1,700 and Buchanan thought for about 30 seconds before dropping out another call. The on the river put four diamonds on the board and Kihara slowed with a check. Buchanan checked it back, prompting Kihara to roll over for flopped trips. The Canadian had that beat, however, as he showed for a flush.