Naohito Tamaya Climbing
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Goken Okawa raised to 5,200 from the hijack and Naohito Tamaya called from the small blind.
The flop came 
and Tamaya checked. Okawa bet 7,000 and Tamaya called.
The turn brought the 
and Tamaya checked. Okawa bet again, 10,000 this time, and Tamaya called.
The 
fell on the river, Tamaya bet 20,000, and Okawa called. Tamaya flipped over 
, having flopped a flush draw that didn't come in but paired his nine on the end. Okawa sent his cards into the muck and Tamaya took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
248,000
43,200
|
43,200 |
|
|
95,500
-32,700
|
-32,700 |
flop from the big blind, and Masato Shimizu shoved from the next seat for 36,000. Nose called with 
for a flush draw. Shimizu held 
river, but it followed a 
turn, so Shimizu made a full house.
, Hirai Junko was in the big blind and checked to her lone opponent, Alan Lau in middle position. Lau bet 8,000 and Junko check-raised to 22,000. After a few moments of consideration, Lau folded and Junko took the pot.
, Keisuke Hikosaka checked from the small blind to his lone opponent, Dmitrii Kovalevskii who was under the gun. Kovalevskii bet 8,300 and after a bit of thought, Hikosaka shoved for 22,700. Kovalevskii called and the two players tabled their hands.
river gave Kovalevskii a jack-high straight to take the pot and send Hikosaka to the rail.
board, and Hiroyuki Noda called on his left. The river was a 
for two pair, but Noda had outdrawn him on the turn with 
to pair Junko's four, although Lin also picked up an open-ended straight draw. The 
on the turn was no help to Lin and neither was the 
, Oleg Shalaumov had already committed 14,000 chips and was facing a shove from Yuki Ko in early position for what looked like about 80,000. After a few moments of consideration, Shalaumov folded and Ko took the chips.
and Noda led right out with 18,500. Huang called. They both checked the 
, and Noda showed down 
for a set.
