Yuka Asaka rails SJ Kim


A decorated APT champion has just been ousted here with Soo Jo Kim ousted by Yuka Asaka. On a raised pot preflop and three players in, the flop ran 4 9 7. Big blind Kim checked, utg Ghanem bet 5k, cutoff Asaka called, Kim raised to 18k, Ghanem folded, Asaka three-bet to 45k, and Kim moved it all in the middle. Asaka called.

Kim 6 4
Asaka 9 9

The turn J and river 3 were no help to Kim and he was eliminated. Asaka climbed to 270k.