Ivan Seng Yee Leow (Malaysia) Doubles Thru GACKT (Japan); GACKT Down to 3.5bb

GACKT (Japan) raises from the hijack to 14,000, Ivan Seng Yee Leow (Malaysia) moves all in from the small blind for 51,000, and GACKT calls with .

Leow turns over , and needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board comes — GACKT flops a heart flush draw and turns chop outs with a gutshot straight draw, but the river card misses. Leow wins the pot with his pocket aces to double up and knock Team Japan down to just 3 1/2 big blinds.

Japan  –  14,000  (3.5 bb)
Malaysia  –  110,000  (28 bb)

CHIP STACKS IN RESERVE
Japan  –  103,000
Malaysia  –  99,000