Deeb's Superior Kicker
Masa Kagawa raised from early position to 2,400 before Freddy Deeb reraised from the next seat to 8,000. Kagawa made the call and they were off to a flop together.
The flop came down and Kagawa check-called a bet of 11,000 from Deeb. The turn added the to the board and both players checked. The river was the and Kagawa fired 25,000. Deeb called.
Kagawa held the , but lost to Deeb's . Deeb's superior kicker allowed him to take down the pot and move up to 175,000 in chips.