Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Masato Yokosawa and Tsugunari Toma are the two short stacks at the table and the Japanese videographer has been around to be sure to capture the all-in moment. That nearly came as both players took turns moving their chips into the middle.
First, it was Toma who shoved all in for 1,090,000 in the cutoff and Simon Pedersen asked for a count on the button but decided to not to call. In the next hand, Yokosawa shoved all in for 380,000 and it also got through.
"Matthias, why don't we have a photographer for Pokercode?" Pedersen asked.
"Can't afford one," Eibinger responded. "Maybe we can ask Fedor if he wants to do it."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,190,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
480,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
was of no immediate help. The turn 
took away his two outs to a set and replaced them with eight new ones to a straight. Unfortunately for Kempe, he would not fill up as the river 
hit the felt to complete the runout and he found himself eliminated as the eighth-place finisher in the tournament.
which had Lu's 
in trouble. The flop of 
gave Pedersen a straight flush draw but it wasn't necessary as his pocket queens held up through the 
and 
runout.
against the 
of Kempe. The board ran out 
and Kempe was unable to connect as he sent over a double up.
and both players checked.
gave Kempe a pair of aces and the lead. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
for two pair and Toma mucked his cards.