Motoyama With a Monster
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Yuta Motoyama just bounced back in a big way after slipping a bit in the previous hand.
David Patent opened to 16,000 from under the gun and the action folded to Motoyama who called in middle position. The remaining players folded and the two went heads-up to the flop.
The dealer flopped 
and Patent check-called a 25,000 chip bet from Motoyama. The turn came the 
, pairing the board, and again Patent check-called Motoyama. This time the amount was 30,000.
The river brought the 
and Patent checked for a third time. Motoyama instantly announced, "All in."
Faced with a 58,500 chip bet, Patent went deep into the tank. He cut out T5000 and T1000 chips to make the call and paused, staring into space. Finally he slid them past the point of no return and Motoyama quickly tabled 
for a full-house.
Patent showed 
for just a pair of tens and his stack shrunk all the way down to 105,000 chips. Concurrently, Motoyama's ballooned over a quarter-million chips.