Sasaki Scores Near Triple Up
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
A player in middle position open-jammed his 28,000-chip stack into the middle. Nobuaki Sasaki raised all in for 37,000 from the hijack before the cutoff moved all in for over 80,000. The button and blinds got out of the way and players went to a runout with two all in and at risk.
Middle Position Player: K?Q? 
Nobuaki Sasaki: Q?Q?
Cutoff: J?J?
The board ran out 6?A?9?6?3? and Sasaki's queens held on to eliminate the middle position player and chip up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
135,000
|
135,000 |