Hand #127: Charlie Chiu Eliminated in 4th Place ($59,820)

Mar 20, 2023

Charlie Chiu
Photo:  Charlie Chiu

HAND #127  –  Reiji Kono raises from UTG/cutoff to 400,000, and Charlie Chiu calls from the big blind.

The flop comes Club JDiamond 6Spade 2, Chiu checks, Kono bets 250,000, and Chiu check-raises all in for 1,675,000. Kono waits for an exact count before he calls with Spade 9Club 9.

Chiu turns over Club QClub 6 for a pair of sixes, and he needs to improve to stay alive.

The turn card is the Heart 7, the river card is the Spade 10, and the pocket nines hold up for Kono to win the pot and eliminate Chiu in fourth place.

Reiji Kono  –  11,550,000  (58 bb)
Charlie Chiu  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($59,820)

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