Taehoon Han opened to 80,000 from under the gun, Mitsuru Sano three-bet to 200,000 out of the small blind, and Han called.
The flop came and Sano bet 110,000. Han called.
The turn brought the and the stacks went into the middle in a flurry of action.
Han:
Sano:
Sano had the lead with top pair, top kicker but Han held an open-ended straight draw and could eliminate Sano with a six or ace on the river. The fell on the river to give Han a wheel so he took the pot to end Sano's deep run in this event.
Harunobu Kojima shoved from the cutoff and Yuki Ko called from the small blind to put Kojima at risk.
Kojima:
Ko:
Ko had the preflop advantage and Kojima needed to improve in order to win the coin flip and preserve his tournament life. The board ran out which was no help to Kojima and Ko took the pot to end Kojima's deep run in this event.
Scott Janik shoved all in for 625,000 in middle position. Action folded to Yuki Ko in the big blind, and he snap-called.
Ko:
Janik:
Janik closed his eyes and leaned back in disappointment, knowing he needed to overcome a dominating spot for Ko. The flop came , no help to the American. A turn flipped his outs from queens to kings, but the river was an .
Scott Janik raised to 65,000 from under the gun, Mitsuru Sano called from the button, and Taehoon Han called from the big blind.
The flop came and all three players checked.
The turn brought the and Han bet 105,000. Janik called and Sano folded.
The river was the and Han bet again, 265,000 this time. Janik called and showed , having paired his nine on the turn, but Han tabled for rivered trip threes to win the pot.
Scott Janik opened to 65,000 in middle position, and Yuki Ko defended his big blind. The flop came and Ko checked. Janik bet 50,000 and Ko made it 110,000. Janik called, then called 110,000 more on the turn. The river was the and Ko bet 180,000. Janik went into the tank for about two minutes and then called, but he couldn't beat .
Mitsuru Sano opened to 65,000 from the button, Yuki Ko three-bet to 170,000 out of the small blind, and Jwahyoung Kim four-bet jammed from the big blind for 444,000. After a few moments of consideration, Sano called to put Kim at risk. Ko folded and Sano and Kim tabled their hands.
Kim:
Sano:
Kim was way behind with the worse ace and needed help from the deck in order to stay alive in this tournament. The board ran out which changed nothing and Sano took the pot to end Kim's deep run in this event.
and Sano bet 110,000. Han called.
and the stacks went into the middle in a flurry of action.
fell on the river to give Han a wheel so he took the pot to end Sano's deep run in this event.
, pair-free for Han, giving Hsiao the double.
, no help to the American. A 
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and all three players checked.
and Han bet 105,000. Janik called and Sano folded.
, having paired his nine on the turn, but Han tabled 
and Ko checked. Janik bet 50,000 and Ko made it 110,000. Janik called, then called 110,000 more on the 
and Ko bet 180,000. Janik went into the tank for about two minutes and then called, but he couldn't beat 
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