With a substantial pot already brewing and the board reading , Takayuki Iwamoto checked from the big blind and Yotsushika bet 45,000 from the hijack. Xingbiao Zhu folded from the cutoff and Iwamoto called.
The river was the and Iwamoto checked. Yotsushika bet 100,000, sending Iwamoto into the tank. He tossed the dealer one time bank chip and ultimately called. Yotsushika tabled for a pair of eights and it was good enough to win the pot.
Xingbiao Zhu was under the gun and got all his chips in before the flop against Kazuhiko Yotsushika in the big blind who had him covered by a wide margin.
Zhu:
Yotsushika:
Zhu was racing for his tournament life and needed to improve in order to double up. The board ran out and Yotsushika's pocket nines held up to win the pot and end Zhu's deep run in this event.
Daniel Demicki got his stack in before the flop from the big blind against Kazuhiko Yotsushika in the small blind.
Demicki:
Yotsushika:
Demicki was racing for his tournament life and needed to improve in order to double up. The flop was no help to Demicki and the turn gave Yotsushika a boat, which left Demicki drawing dead with one card to come. The meaningless fell on the river and Yotsushika took the pot to end Demicki's deep run in this event.
Action folded to Randy Lew in the small blind and he moved all-in. Boyuan Qu called from the big blind to put Lew at risk and the two players tabled their hands.
Lew:
Qu:
Qu had the preflop advantage and Lew needed help from the deck in order to double up. The flop gave Lew a flush draw, but the fell on the turn to pair Qu's king and give him a bigger lead. The river was no help to Lew and his deep run in this event has come to a close.
Horzuchi Yutaka got his entire stack in the middle before the flop against Boyuan Qu, who had him covered by a wide margin.
Yutaka:
Qu:
Yutaka had the preflop advantage but had to win the race in order to double up. The flop gave Qu the nut flush and left Yutaka in terrible shape. The turn and river changed nothing and Qu took the pot to end Yutaka's deep run in this event.
Takayuki Iwamoto jammed from the small blind for 185,000 and Boyuan Qu called from the big blind to put Iwamoto at risk.
Iwamoto:
Qu:
Iwamoto had the preflop advantage but needed to win the coin flip in order to preserve his tournament life. The board ran out , pairing Qu's eight to give him the pot and end Iwamoto's deep run in this event.
Kazuhiko Yotsushika raised to 35,000 from the button, Boyuan Qu three-bet to 89,000 from the big blind, and Yotsushika called.
The flop came and both players checked.
The turn brought the , Qu bet 68,000, and Yotsushika called.
The river was the and Qu checked. Yotsushika bet 200,000 and after a bit of thought, Qu called and tabled , which was good enough to win the pot against Yotsushika's .
, Takayuki Iwamoto checked from the big blind and Yotsushika bet 45,000 from the hijack. Xingbiao Zhu folded from the cutoff and Iwamoto called.
and Iwamoto checked. Yotsushika bet 100,000, sending Iwamoto into the tank. He tossed the dealer one time bank chip and ultimately called. Yotsushika tabled 
for a pair of eights and it was good enough to win the pot.
and Yotsushika's pocket nines held up to win the pot and end Zhu's deep run in this event.
flop was no help to Demicki and the 
turn gave Yotsushika a boat, which left Demicki drawing dead with one card to come. The meaningless 
fell on the river and Yotsushika took the pot to end Demicki's deep run in this event.
fell on the turn to pair Qu's king and give him a bigger lead. The river was no help to Lew and his deep run in this event has come to a close.
flop gave Qu the nut flush and left Yutaka in terrible shape. The 
turn and 
river changed nothing and Qu took the pot to end Yutaka's deep run in this event.
, pairing Qu's eight to give him the pot and end Iwamoto's deep run in this event.
, which was good enough to win the pot against Yotsushika's 