Kobayashi Stays Alive; Schneiders Riding a Short Stack
Level 19
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Hirokazu Kobayashi moved all in for 59,000 from the small blind and Thomas Pierlot put him at risk from the cutoff.
Hirokazu Kobayashi: A?K? 
Thomas Pierlot: 8?8?
Kobayashi connected with the 2?A?9? flop to make top pair, and held on through the Q? turn and Q? river to double up.
Team PokerStars Pro Felix Schneiders is also at this table but on an extreme short stack of around 50,000. Eusebiu Jalba, meanwhile, is also seated here with 730,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
730,000
730,000
|
730,000 |
|
285,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
120,000
-203,000
|
-203,000 |
|
50,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |