Hideki Takafuji looked down at a pair of aces and decided it was time to push it all in the middle. He found himself a caller in the big blind, Peter Nguyen. At the showdown,
Takafuji: A♦ A♠
Nguyen: J♣ 6♠
The board ran 5♠ 9♥ A♣ 8♦ 8♣ improving Takafuji’s already winning hand to a full house. He is now up to 50000 chips.