Sep 24, 2023
Photo: Motoyoshi Okamura
The action has really tightened up with the field just three spots from the money.
Motoyoshi Okamura raises from the hijack to 12,000, the player in the cutoff calls, and Michael Gathy reraises from the small blind to 48,000. Okamura calls and the cutoff folds.
The flop comes , Gathy bets 55,000, and Okamura calls.
The turn card is the , and both players check.
The river card is the , and they check again. Gathy shows for ace high, but Okamura turns over to win the pot.
Motoyoshi Okamura – 660,000 (110 bb)
Michael Gathy – 140,000 (23 bb)