Ikeuchi Doubles Huge Through Reichard

LoriPersinger

Level 36 : 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Josh Reichard, who came into Day 4 as the chip leader and stayed at or near the top of the leaderboard all day, just took a big hit to his stack.

The big hand began when Kazuki Ikeuchi raised to 1,200,000 and was three-bet by Reichard to 3,250,000. With action back on Ikeuchi. He tanked for almost a minute while counting his stack before finally announcing that he was all in. Reichard called immediately and both players tabled their hands.

Kazuki Ikeuchi:
Josh Reichard:

Reichard had a dominating ace preflop, but that all changed after the flop came , giving Ikeuchi top two pair, which held through the turn and river, shipping the huge pot his way and sending him near the top of the leaderboard.