Getting Chopped Better Than Getting Cut
Level 26
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Takayuki Akamatsu moved all in for 800,000 from middle position. Bruce Diamond raised all in over the top from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded.
Takayuki Akamatsu: A♣9♦
Bruce Diamond: A♠J♣
Akamatsu needed help to survive. He eventually got it in a runout K♥6♠6♣Q♥6♦ that allowed his ace to match Diamond's with three sixes and a king on the board for the split pot.