Kihara Chips Up Early
Level 26
No-Limit Hold'em
Action picked up on the turn with a board reading 
. Noaya Kihara had position on Aftred Atamian in the blinds, and Kihara placed a bet of 160,000 into a pot of about 220,000. Atamian thought for a while and put in the call.
The 
did what deuces do, changed nothing. Atamian checked the final street and Kihara thought for about 60 seconds. He assembled a large bet of pink chips and slid out 430,000.
Atamian thought for about three minutes this time, going back and forth and considering his options. At the end of his deliberation, he elected to fold and the pot as slid to Kihara.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,360,000
552,000
|
552,000 |
|
||
|
704,000
-596,000
|
-596,000 |