Nozomu Shimizu Soars Further Up on the Leaderboard

Jan 26, 2024

Nozomu Shimizu

Aliaksandr Shylko raises to 3,000 and Nozomu Shimizu three-bets to 10,000 for Jessie Leonarez to call, Shylko folds. Both players check the Heart 9Diamond 8Heart 8 flop before Leonarez bets the Spade 4 turn for 9,500, Shimizu calls.

Leonarez then checks the Heart K river and Shimizu bets 45,000. Leonarez check-raises to 110,000 to get called and tables his Heart JClub J. Shimizu has that beat with the Spade 9Diamond 9 for nines full to win another hefty pot.

“Glad I didn’t jam my ace-four,” Shylko mentions after the hand.

Nozomu Shimizu – 345,000 (230 bb)
Jessie Leonarez – 75,000 (50 bb)
Aliaksandr Shylko – 35,000 (23 bb)

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