Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Eight levels of 35 minutes each have been completed and the field has been reduced to only 235 hopefuls. So far, the field size for Day 1a shows 519 entries and that number may still increase during the ten-minute break. The late registration for the first of four flights closes at the end of this break.
Known to her followers on social media and YouTube as "chamapoker", the poker enthusiast from Tokyo is all-in and at risk for slightly more than the starting stack with J♠J♦. She is ahead of her opponent with the 9♥9♣ and it remains that way on the Q♥10♦8♥4♦6♥ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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70,000 |
Nearing the end of the registration period, a shorter stack jammed for around 28,000 with K♣8♦ and was snapped off by taisyo in the next seat with the A♠K♦. The A♥K♥7♣4♣5♣ board further increased the big stack, as taisyo jumped to nearly eleven starting stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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325,000
108,000
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108,000 |
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On the river of a 9♣9♥6♣7♠Q♦ board, TOMchan bet 12,500 and then called a shove to get shown J♣10♦ for a missed straight draw. Their 10♠8♣ had turned the ten-high straight and raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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77,000
77,000
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77,000 |
Excuse me if my Japanese doesn't fully grasp what happened and why CVC as well as Andrew Tomoya were chatting back and forth on the river of a J♦8♣4♦Q♣2♣ board. CVC had a short stack behind but no chips invested while Tomoya had 5,500 out in front. tetu check-raised the small blind to 29,000 and CVC very reluctantly folded and exposed his Q♥10♠ in the process while Tomoya showed his cards to him.
tetu had the best of it with A♣7♣ for the nut flush and the 9♣6♣ of Tomoya were eventually also shown as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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170,000 | |
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34,000
5,300
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5,300 |
In a case of "too many outs", tsuchy put an opponent at risk with 10♦9♦ on the 7♠6♦5♣K♦ turn for a flush draw, gutshot straight draw and he even had two live cards as well. The at-risk player tabled the A♠6♠ for a pair of sixes and the 8♦ river completed both draws.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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68,000 |
After shaking off the "playing bad" curse not that long ago, Joe Stapleton had built a healthy stack. It could have been even in the six digits if it wasn't for a full double of KODAI221. They clashed on a 4♣3♣3♦ flop with KODAI221 getting his chips in holding a big double draw on 6♣5♣.
Stapleton was ahead with K♥K♣ but only until the 7♠ turn, the 8♦ river then brought no further change.
"Kings no good, that one hurt," he said while recording the outcome on his phone.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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93,000
93,000
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93,000 |
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52,000
28,000
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28,000 |
The first RunGood ring event outside of the US will be awarded in Japan and the first of four flights has entered the last level of the late registration period. So far, some 485 entries have emerged with around 273 players remaining and they are all vying for a share of the $165,394.37 prize pool with 175 spots paid. As per Japanese regulations, this info is already displayed right from the start and all prizes will be awarded in player contracts of web-coin, both of which can then be used for international tournaments outside of Japan.
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200