Naoya Kihara Eliminated in 23rd Place ($25,340)
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Michael Rocco raised to 60,000 in the cutoff and was called by Naoya Kihara in the small blind.
The flop was spread 2?9?J? and Kihara checked to Rocco. The latter fired a bet of 175,000, after which Kihara went all in for around 600,000 chips total. Rocco made a quick call as the cards hit their backs.
Naoya Kihara: Q?J?J?5?2? 
Michael Rocco: A?9?8?6?4?
Kihara had a big lead with his set of jacks, and the Q? turn did not change anything. The 10? river did, however, as Rocco made a straight to the queen to rake in the pot and eliminate the final Japanese player standing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,750,000
450,000
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450,000 |
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