Naoya Kihara Eliminated in 7th Place ($47,401)
Level 22
: Limits 50,000/100,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000
Todd Brunson raised to 100,000 in middle position. Naoya Kihara shoved all in for 105,000 one seat over. Back on Brunson, he jokingly waved his hands towards the muck before flicking the extra chip in.
Brunson and Kihara drew two on the first draw. Brunson drew one on the second draw and Kihara two. Both players drew one on the final draw and opened up their other four cards:
Naoya Kihara: 7x4x3x2x
Todd Brunson: 7x5x4x2x
Brunson flipped his card first and showed an 8x, completing an eighty-seven. Kihara revealed a Qx to be eliminated in seventh place.