Short Stacks Tangle; Varrasso Survives
Level 30
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
From late position, Luke Varrasso shoved all in for around 1,500,000. Kotaro Arakawa was in the big blind and had about 1,200,000 total, or a little over seven big blinds in the new level.
Arakawa ultimately decided to go for it with a raggedy holding.
Kotaro Arakawa: Q?5? 
Luke Varrasso: A?J?
The Q?4?3? flop brought the queen Arakawa needed, and the 7? turn was safe as well, slashing one of Varrasso's three remaining outs.
Unfortunately for Arakawa, the A? on the river was one of the other outs remaining to send the Japanese packing in 33rd.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,900,000
805,000
|
805,000 |
|
Busted |