Level: 29
Blinds: 75,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
Level: 29
Blinds: 75,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
PINZMAN was all-in from the cutoff for a short stack of 1,830,000 - just 15 big blinds, and Masaki looked him up out of the small blind with the far superior stack.
PINZMAN: A♣9♣
Masaki: A♦5♠
The superior kicker paired on the 8♦7♣4♦9♠Q♥ board and PINZMAN climbed up on the leaderboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,875,000
2,025,000
|
2,025,000 |
|
|
3,900,000
1,770,000
|
1,770,000 |
Asurista opened to 260,000 in the cutoff and Nakaten on the button then three-bet to 1,000,000 in order to force a fold.
Yuta moved all-in with his short stack next but only claimed the blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,730,000
1,830,000
|
1,830,000 |
|
|
3,450,000
1,475,000
|
1,475,000 |
|
|
2,300,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
|
1,850,000
875,000
|
875,000 |
|
|
1,700,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
|
1,535,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
|
1,400,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
|
950,000
2,150,000
|
2,150,000 |
The final two tables were barely set via balancing of the last 16 players when Jun Obara defended the big blind against big stack Masaki. Therw were some 950,000 in the middle to the K♥7♥6♦8♠3♦ river on which Obara then led for 465,000.
Masaki called after very brief consideration and Obara claimed the pot with the K♠10♦ for top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,900,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
5,800,000
2,850,000
|
2,850,000 |
mashipi raised to 250,000 in the cutoff and Souta then jammed for around 2.5 million in the small blind. It folded back to mashipi, who asked for a count and reluctantly called.
Souta: A♥K♣
mashipi: Q♥Q♠
After somewhat of a nitroll, mashipi asked for a queen while ahead and the 8♥8♦6♠4♦2♣ board changed nothing whatsoever, sending Souta out in 17th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,500,000
1,020,000
|
1,020,000 |
|
|
Busted |
ryota622 had chipped up before the break and then defended the big blind against an under-the-gun raise to 250,000 by Bryan Nakamura. On the J♠7♠7♣ flop, he check-called for 175,000. They checked the 4♦ turn and ryota622 then bet the 8♥ river for 300,000, Nakamura folded.
ryota622 tried to keep up the momentum and had PINZMAN on the verge of elimination preflop.
PINZMAN: Q♠10♣
ryota622: A♥2♠
The 9♣3♦4♦7♠Q♥ board delivered the queen for the double with the very last card.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,100,000
2,040,000
|
2,040,000 |
|
|
2,130,000
520,000
|
520,000 |
|
|
1,225,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
Level: 28
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
Last spotted with a shorter stack near ten big blinds, MESODI was the last player to depart prior to the third break on the final day. After six gripping hours of poker action here in Japan, the 185 Day 1 survivors are now down to only 17 hopefuls and will combine to two tables after the next elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Jun Obara has an infectious smile and laugh, and his family was around with the two daughters, one of which leaned closed to him when he was all-in and at risk for 1,395,000 preflop. taisyo had min-raised to 100,000 and eventually called.
Jun Obara: A♣7♥
taisyo: K♦Q♠
The Q♥8♥4♥9♥6♠ board provided four hearts and Obara doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,975,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,950,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
SU__ open-jammed the last 665,000 from the button with the A♥7♣ and Kanasuke rejammed in the small blind holding the K♥Q♥. The 9♦5♥4♦7♠10♦ board kept SU__ in contention, while Kanasuke took a small hit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,950,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
1,500,000
1,201,000
|
1,201,000 |