Rast Trips Up Kihara
Nível 24
Five-Card Draw
With a pot of about 150,000 pre-draw, both Brian Rast and Naoya Kihara each drew one card.
Out of position, Rast was first to act. He assembled a large bet of 125,000 and slid the chips into the middle.
Kihara thought for about thirty seconds before making the call.
"Three eights," announced Rast, and showed 
.
"Eights?" asked Kihara, implying the number mattered. He laid down three cards face down before throwing all five cards into the muck.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000 | 470,000 |
|
680,000 | -165,000 |
for a nine-eight low, beating Yu's ten-low to secure the double up.
, Brian Rast bet and Alfred Atamian moved all in for 222,000.
, leaving Rast with two pair queens and fives, Atamian with a low, and Carr with nothing but a payout slip for his 18th place finish.
and Balan with 
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at the right time. Kihara showed 
put some fear into him. 
landed on the turn to have him drawing dead to a chop. 
river sealed his fate and ended his evening.
