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 |