Better Kicker for Oya
Level 1
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
In a blind-on-blind battle, action was picked up on a flop of 
. Masashi Oya led for 3,000 and Dan Smith called in the big blind.
The turn was the 
. Oya bet 6,000, Smith called. The 
filled out the board and both players checked it.
Oya tabled the 
for fours and eights with a king kicker, which was the difference as Smith flashed the but presumably a worse kicker as he mucked the other card.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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614,000
614,000
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614,000 |
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585,000
-15,000
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-15,000 |
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