Yokosawa Has the Clock Called, Then Raises
Level 23
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Masato Yokosawa and Henri Li built a pot of around 400,000 heading to the turn on a board of 5♠8♣9♠8♦. Li then bet 175,000 from the cutoff as action went on Yokosawa in early position.
Yokosawa, with Japanese media filming his every move, then tanked for several minutes until tablemate Mitchell Halverson called the clock. Just as the tournament official arrived to start the countdown Yokosawa put in a raise to 570,000.
Li quickly folded and Yokosawa took the pot. "Sorry," he said to his tablemates.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,300,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
800,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |