Shimizu Calls the Cards
''Two-two'', Nozomu Shimizu said from under the gun, as he raised to 2,200. Emil Bise flatted the raise from the cutoff before Hirokazu Kobayashi three-bet from the big blind. Shimizu then four-bet jammed his starting stack in the middle, still exclaiming ''two-two''. Bise got out of the way, but Kobayashi, who was sitting on only 15,000 chips, made the call.
Hirokazu Kobayashi: Q?Q?
Nozomu Shimizu: K?K?
Shimizu would be the victor in the Japanese showdown, as he almost immediately locked up the board when the flop came K?2?8?. The 2? threw out the possibility of runner-runner quads, and the 3? river was dealt as a formality.
Kobayashi kept laughing throughout the ordeal, while Felipe Ketzer pointed at the pair of ducks on the board and said: ''You called the cards! That's how you win tournaments.''
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
33,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
26,000
26,000
|
26,000 |