Championship Warm Up ($600)

After a limper from the +1 enters, Australian Johan Lees makes a raise to 1,200 from the hijack and is greeted with a 3-bet to 4,600 by Daijiro Fukuoka of Japan in the sb. The orginal limper opts to get out of the way as Lees makes the call.

The flop shows 7♣ 6♣ 4♥ as Fukuoka barrels anew for 3,500. Lees calls. The turn is the K♥ and the player from Japan is unrelenting as he fires again, this time for 5,500. The Australian opts to fight another day.