Jun Obara raised to 400,000 and Ryuseiii called from the big blind to check the K♦J♣3♠ flop. Obara bet 200,000 and won the first hand of the final table.
In the second hand of the final table, Kanasuke pushed all-in from the cutoff and Ryuseiii looked him up from the small blind.
The shortest stack heading into the final table revealed the A♠5♠, which needed to improve against the J♣J♦ of his opponent.
No help arrived on the Q♠9♥2♥Q♣7♣ board and Kanasuke tapped the table in defeat. He had started the final day as one of the shortest stacks, soared up the leaderboard and then went on a roller coaster ride which ultimately ended in ninth place for $2,679 in JOPT passports.
Barely any minute had passed since the last all-in showdown when three-way action had reached the A♦J♦7♥9♦ turn. Chip leader mashipi bet 900,000 out of the big blind and SU__ pushed all-in for 2,450,000 from under the gun. Takeshi folded in the small blind and mashipi instantly called.
SU__: J♠J♥
nashipi: Q♦10♦
SU__ had flopped a set of jacks but needed the board to pair, which wasn't the case on the 5♦ river to end his run in 8th place for $3,268.
Nakaten raised the button and instantly called when Jun Obara pushed all-in from the small blind for 4,775,000 total.
Jun Obara: A♠4♦
Nakaten: K♦K♥
The 9♠9♣2♥A♣10♣ board paired Obara's ace on the turn and Nakaten was left with fewer than three blinds. He got those in the very next hand against Ryuseiii.
Nakaten: J♦J♣
Ryuseiii: A♥Q♠
The A♦9♦6♣5♦5♥ board left Nakaten from hero to zero in two hands and he had to settle for seventh place.
PINZMAN raised and then called a three-bet by Jiro3, who signalled the all-in triangle on the 7♥5♥2♥ flop out of the big blind to force out his opponent.
Exactly one hand later, Jun Obara opened to 400,000 in the cutoff and called within a spare second when PINZMAN pushed for around 1,700,000.
PINZMAN: J♥J♦
Jun Obara: K♦K♣
Having cracked pocket kings not long ago, Obara picked them up now and held on a board of 9♥8♦5♥Q♥6♠, resulting in the fourth player departing on this final table to the rail in under half an hour.
Just before the blinds had gone up, Takeshi three-bet jammed into open raiser Ryuseiii and the latter reluctantly folded after getting a count.
Jun Obara then opened into the big blind of Ryuseiii who defended and checked the K♦10♥6♠ flop. Obara bet 250,000 to earn a check-call and Ryuseiii then check-folded the A♣ turn when Obara made it 375,000 to go.
The action started with an under-the-gun raise by chip leader mashipi and Takeshi then pushed all-in out of the big blind. His shove was for 3,175,000 and mashipi asked for a count before making the call within half a minute of consideration.
Takeshi: 8♦8♥
mashipi: A♥5♠
The 10♦5♥2♥7♦7♠ board kept the pocket pair ahead all the way for the double.
Picking up the action on the K♥6♣5♦ flop, Jun Obara check-called for 400,000 when cutoff Ryuseiii bet. He then led the 6♦ turn for 450,000 and the 9♦ river for 975,000. Ryuseiii called by tossing in a single chip and was shown the K♦9♥ for kings and nines, which he had beat holding the 7♦6♠ for trips sixes.
Jun Obara in the big blind check-called a bet by Ryuseiii in the cutoff worth 800,000 on the K♠J♠9♠9♣6♥ river after brief consideration. The K♦6♦ of Ryuseiii won the pot.
Jiro3 then defended the big blind against mashipi and check-called bets of 700,000 on the A♦7♥2♠10♠ turn as well as 1,200,000 on the 7♦ river. mashipi flipped over the A♥J♥ and that won the pot.