The end of the previous level saw several smaller pots go the way of mashipi, who also won a three-bet pot when he made it 1,800,000 to go. Jun Obara called and bet the J♠7♣4♦ flop when checked to, mashipi called. They checked the A♠ turn and mashipi's bet of 5,500,000 on the 6♦ river won the pot.
Level: 33
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
Jiro3 pushed all-in for around four million on the button and Jun Obara called in the big blind.
Jiro3: J♦10♠ 
Jun Obara: Q♠J♠
mashipi already jokingly pushed the pot to Obara, who had been running over the table in the last few minutes. The Q♥7♥3♦ flop left Jiro3 on the ropes, the 6♠ turn and 4♦ river ended his run in third place.
After defending his big blind, mashipi led the A♣J♦2♠8♦ turn for 1,500,000 and the 7♣ river for 4,500,000. Jun Obara on the button called both times and was shown 10♦4♦ for a bluff, which he had beat holding the K♦J♣ for a pair of jacks.
Obara then forced out Jiro3 and claimed the lead for the first time on this final table. Obara also defended against a button min-raise by Jiro3 and they checked the Q♠7♦3♠ flop. The Q♣ turn saw Obara bet for 350,000 and Jiro3 reluctantly folded.
mashipi continued the aggression and then got it in with the Q♠9♦ on the button, while Jiro3 called in the big blind holding the A♥10♦.
For once, mashipi didn't have his way on the A♦K♣5♦2♥3♦ board and Jiro3 doubled for 2,875,000 but remained the far shortest stack.
Jun Obara retained most of his middling stack while Jiro3 defended against button raises by mashipi twice in quick succession. Both times, he check-folded to aggression on the 7♣4♥3♣ flop and the A♠10♣4♦6♣ turn when mashipi bet 800,000.
Jun Obara raised to 600,000 in the first hand after the break and then folded when Jiro3 three-bet jammed behind.
Soon after that, Takeshi pushed all-in from the button and Obara glanced at his cards in the big blind before announcing the call.
Takeshi: 6♠6♥
Jun Obara: A♣J♦
The A♦A♠5♣ flop left Takeshi on the ropes with only two outs. Neither came with the 9♣ turn and 5♥ river, sending Takeshi to the payout desk to collect his JOPT player contract for fourth place.
Chip leader mashipi is the only contender among the final four with an above-average stack at his disposal.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Takeshi | Japan | 6,225,000 | 21 |
| 5 | mashipi | Japan | 28,725,000 | 96 |
| 8 | Jun Obara | Japan | 8,825,000 | 29 |
| 9 | Jiro3 | Japan | 4,425,000 | 15 |
Level: 32
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
The action started with an open raise by Ryuseiii and he then called a small three-bet by chip leader mashipi on the button to see the Q♦8♠2♥ flop. Ryuseiii opted for a check-raise from 800,000 to 2,000,000 and mashipi called.
When they headed to the 7♦ turn, Ryuseiii glanced at his stack and declared all-in. No sooner had the words been spoken when mashipi snap-called and Ryuseiii gasped an audible "fuck".
Ryuseiii: K♠9♠
mashipi: A♦A♣
No card in the deck could help Ryuseiii and the 4♦ river ended his run in fifth place. One hand later, the final four players went on the next scheduled 10-minute break. It seems unlikely that there will be another one except for the heads-up preparations.
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