Bonanata Rivers Set to Stay Afloat

Level 17
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Nozomu Shimizu shoved from the hijack and got a call from Marcelo Bonanata in the big blind, who was covered by the Japanese.
Marcelo Bonanata: 8?8?
Nozomu Shimizu: A?K?
The flop came Q?6?A?, putting Shimizu firmly in front.
A 7? on the turn prompted Bonanata to stand from his chair, already resigned to his exit.
But an 8? on the river saved his tournament life and earned him a priceless double up. Shimizu was involved in a big pot next hand, where he got Masato Kashiwabara to fold his hand, which earned him back some of the chips he lost.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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370,000
180,000
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180,000 |
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145,000
-30,000
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-30,000 |