Kobayashi and Shimizu Go For It All
Level 2
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Hirokazu Kobayashi raised to 2,500 as the first to act and Nozomu Shimizu put in a three-bet to 10,000 from the hijack.
The action folded back to Kobayashi, who quickly shoved, covering the stack of his fellow Japanese player.
A small sigh escaped from Shimizu before he put in a call for his tournament life.
Nozomu Shimizu: A♥K♥
Hirokazu Kobayashi: 8♦8♣
The flop remained clean for Kobayashi's eights, but the K♦ turn saw Shimizu hit the better pair. Kobayashi requested an eight, but the deck must have misheard as the A♠ came on the river instead.
Shimizu doubled up to one and a half starting stacks while Kobayashi dived a bit under one.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
153,500
88,500
|
88,500 |
|
74,000
-31,000
|
-31,000 |