Hikosaka Overtakes Lau and Busts Cartwright
Nine quickly became eight with Oliver Cartwright and Keisuke Hikosaka duking it out in a hand that saw the former’s tournament come to an abrupt end.
It was Hikosaka who was the initial aggressor, opening the action from the cut off before Cartwright moved all-in from the big blind with the Japanese player making a speedy call.
Oliver Cartwright: 
Keisuke Hikosaka: 
Cartwright may have pulled the trigger first but was also the at-risk player and would need to hit to survive. As you can clearly tell from the title of this post, that did not happen with the board running out 
meaning Hikosaka’s pair of fours was enough to win a huge pot and snag the chip lead.
The Japanese player edges slightly in front of Sio Fat Lau with a stack of 108,000 with the remaining players stacking up as follows:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
108,000
80,800
|
80,800 |
|
106,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
45,500
-200
|
-200 |
|
42,500
25,425
|
25,425 |
|
19,700
-11,800
|
-11,800 |
|
18,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
15,200
-2,100
|
-2,100 |
|
9,000
-10,300
|
-10,300 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |