Kagawa Eliminates Finger to Take Monster Chip Lead
Things have been going right for Masa Kagawa ever since he doubled through Dan Shak earlier today. Now Kagawa is the big stack in the room thanks to a monster pot against Martin Finger.
It happened when there was around 60,000 in the pot and a flop of 
. Kagawa had checked from under the gun, Finger bet 16,000 from the button, and Kagawa made the call before checking the 
turn. Martin then moved all in for 80,000 and Kagawa snap-called. Finger sheepishly turned over 
and he was in big trouble against Kagawa's 
; in fact, Kagawa needed either a non-heart ten or king on the river to keep his tournament hopes alive. The dealer burned one more time and put out the 
. Kagawa improved to a flush to send Finger to the rail, which also vaulted him up to 600,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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600,000
170,000
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170,000 |
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Busted | |
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