Ward Doubles Irimajiri; Doubles Through Kiyohara

Level 26
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Thomas Ward raised and called the three-bet shove by table neighbour Horishi Irimajiri for 1,190,000.
Hiroshi Irimajiri: 6?6?
Thomas Ward: A?K?
The pocket pair held up thanks to a board of Q?9?5?9?5? and Ward was left short.
Soon after, the New Zealander was flipping for his last 380,000 against Kei Kiyohara.
Thomas Ward: A?K?
Kei Kiyohara: 10?10?
The K?8?5? flop paired up Ward and he retained the lead throughout the 6? turn and 9? river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,500,000
1,300,000
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1,300,000 |
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1,285,000
-515,000
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-515,000 |
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860,000
-690,000
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-690,000 |