From Split to Double-Up; Yokosawa Survives


Short-stacked with less than 7,000, Masato Yokosawa moved all-in with K Q. Jason Powers wanted to bust out a player and called, also with K Q.

The poker gods favored the short-stacked player in this one however as the flop 3 6 A set up new outs for Yokosawa. The Japanese got no heart in the turn 2 but got it on the river J and the poker gods gave Yokosawa a much-needed double-up rather than the boring split pot.