Morozumi Cracks Aces
Level 8
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
A player raised from under the gun, before Naoya Morozumi three-bet to 7,000 from early position. It folded back to the under the gun player, and he four-bet to 21,000. Morozumi wasted no time and five-bet all in for the under the gun players stack of 53,500, which was snap called to put himself at risk.
Under the Gun: A?A? 
Naoya Morozumi: A?K?
Morozumi ran into the pocket aces, and would need a lot of help to crack them. But Morozumi found just that when the flop came K?K?8? to give him a dominating lead with his trip kings. Looking for the case ace, the under the gun player could not improve after the board ran out 10? on the turn, and 2? on the river, giving Morozumi the pot with his trip kings, and eliminating his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,500
59,500
|
59,500 |