Super High Roller

-200,000, 200,000 ante

Button player Gary Thompson limps then calls Ogura Takashi’s raise of 850,000. At the flop 5♥ 8♥ 6♣ , Thompson bets 540,000, Takashi check-calls. On the 3♥ turn, Thompson bets 1,100,000, Takashi check-folds.

-200,000, 200,000 ante

Ogura Takashi raises to 500,000, Thompson three-bet jams, Takashi calls. Takahashi A♠ K♥ , Thompson Q♣ T♣ , the board runs 7♥ T♥ 9♥ 9♦ 2♣ .

150,000 ante

Another big pot for Ogura Takashi , this time against Gary Thompson. From the small blind, Takashi limps, Thompson checks. When the board completes {5c{P8d} A♦ 4♣ 7♥ , Takashi bets the whole way - 350,000, 900,000, 1,100,000 - Thompson calls him down. Takashi opens A♣ 5♦ two pair beating Thompson’s A♥ 9♠ .

150,000 ante

Small blind Ogura Takashi limps, big blind Thompson checks. At the flop 2♥ 2♣ 8♦ , Takashi bets 150,000, Thompson calls. Same action on the turn A♦ , Thompson calls a 300,000 bet. On the river 2♦ , Takashi checks, Thompson bets 800,000, Takashi folds.

120,000 ante

Small blind Ogura TakTakashi ahashi raises to 350,000, big blind Gary Thompson defends. At the flop 7♠ 9♥ Q♣ both check. On the turn 2♠ , Takashi leads out 430,000, Thompson calls. The river T♣ sees more chips go in with Takashi betting 800,000, Thompson calls. Takashi mucks.

80,000 ante

Eng Siang Ewe three-bets all in with 9♠ 9♥ , initial raiser Gary Thompson calls with A♦ K♠ . The board runs 6♦ 7♦ 8♦ 7♥ 5♦ for a one card flush for Thompson to eliminate Siang in 6th place.

60,000 ante

From under the gun Gary Thompson raises to 100,000, button Danny Tang calls, the flop is 3♠ 7♣ 3♥ . Thompson bets 240,000, Tang calls. On the turn 8♣ , Thompson fires another 470,000. Tang calls. On the river 9♣ , Thompson checks, Tang jams, Thompson calls for his tournament life. Tang has {d6d} 7♦ bluff, Thompson ships a double with 8♠ Q♠ two pair.

-200,000, 200,000 ante

Gary Thompson limps from the button, Ogura Takashi checks, the flop comes J♦ A♦ K♥ . Thompson bets 450,000, Takashi check-calls. No bets land on the turn K♦ . The dealer felts the river 9♠ , Thompson bets 1,100,000, Takashi check-calls. Thompson shows T♣ 5♥ bluff, Takashi ships it with J♠ 9♦ two pair.