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When the flop came , Yoshihiro Tasaka and Tim Davis both liked what they saw and all the chips went into the middle.
Davis held for two pair as Tasaka flipped over for the nut flush draw. The turn was the to complete the flush and Davis couldn't pair the board when the fell, giving Tasaka a huge pot worth close to 100,000 chips.
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Yoshihiro Tasaka
Another massive pot between Tim Davis and Yoshihiro Tasaka has resulted in Davis' elimination from the tournament and has cemented Tasaka's status as the runaway chip leader. With the board showing , Tasaka checked to Davis, who made it 10,000 to go. Tasaka check-raised to 42,000, a pressure bet to Davis who had only 45,000 behind his original bet. He moved all in after about a minute of thought and Tasaka quickly called.
Tasaka:
Davis:
It was a similar situation to the previous hand between the pair, but the roles were reversed. Now Davis had the flush draw and Tasaka had the made hand. The turn helped neither player, and the river helped both. It made the nut flush for Davis but it also paired the board and allowed Tasaka to make a full house. He won the hand and sent Davis to the rail.
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Chanon Phucharoenyos moved all in for his last 17,900 from under the gun and the action folded to Hori Katsiyoshi in the big blind who snap-called with . Phucharoenyos would need some help as he revealed .
The flop landed offering Phucharoenyos no assistance. The turn was the offering him some life, and the table erupted when a repeat hit on the river to give Phucharoenyos an unlikely double up to about 38,000 chips.
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Larry Pashak
Larry Pashak limped into the pot, then had to look into the big blind's soul after the big blind moved all in for 8,700 total. Pashak had only 9,700 behind the 1,200 he had already invested in the hand. After about a minute of soul searching and Vulcan mind-melding, Pashak made the call with . He was flipping against the big blind's and won the hand on a board of . Pashak now has about 22,000 in chips.
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Wooka Kim
Just one table over, Wooka Kim found herself in a flip situation as well. She moved in for about 20,000 over the top of a late position raise to 4,000. The big blind called all in for just less than Kim's stack, folding the late position player. Kim showed , just slightly ahead of the big blind's . It looked like it was all over for Kim after a flop and a turn. As she was getting ready to gather her things, the dealer burned and turned a miracle card -- the .
Kim squealed with delight, clapping her hands, "Thank you!" she said to the dealer. She had the big blind just barely covered and as a result knocked him out of the tournament. She's up to about 43,000 in chips.
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The difference between winning and losing in poker is often a case of who blinks first. Wooka Kim didn't blink when she raised to 3,500 preflop, and still didn't blink after Sam Faqiryar reraised to 10,600. On the flop, she made a small bet of 4,700 after Faqiryar checked. He then check-raised all in and finally Kim blinked. She folded her hand.
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On a flop of the action checked to giant-killing Yoshihiro Tasaka who fired out 6,200. Robert Acton then check-raised all in for an additional 24,000. James Suen stepped aside, as Tasaka went into the tank before making a reluctant fold.
"Nice had sir," chatted David Saab, "against the Terminator as well!"
Acton takes one from Tasaka to jump up to around 50,000.
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, Yoshihiro Tasaka and Tim Davis both liked what they saw and all the chips went into the middle.
for two pair as Tasaka flipped over 
for the nut flush draw. The turn was the 
to complete the flush and Davis couldn't pair the board when the 
fell, giving Tasaka a huge pot worth close to 100,000 chips.
Kim moved his last chips into the middle and Saab insta-called, tabling 
for a set to have Kim in bad shape with his 
and river the 
to send Kim to the rail as Saab jumps back up to 80,000 chips.
, Tasaka checked to Davis, who made it 10,000 to go. Tasaka check-raised to 42,000, a pressure bet to Davis who had only 45,000 behind his original bet. He moved all in after about a minute of thought and Tasaka quickly called.
helped both. It made the nut flush for Davis but it also paired the board and allowed Tasaka to make a full house. He won the hand and sent Davis to the rail.
. Phucharoenyos would need some help as he revealed 
.
offering him some life, and the table erupted when a repeat 
hit on the river to give Phucharoenyos an unlikely double up to about 38,000 chips.
and won the hand on a board of 
. Pashak now has about 22,000 in chips.
, just slightly ahead of the big blind's 
flop, she made a small bet of 4,700 after Faqiryar checked. He then check-raised all in and finally Kim blinked. She folded her hand.
