There are now several players in the shrinking field which has been corrected to 387 entries and 180 players remaining, and one of them happens to be Yutaka. Already on a large stack for a short while, he opened to 3,000 and earned two callers. His bet on the 6♠4♥2♦ flop was called one time and he then bet the 9♥ turn for 6,000 to claim the pot uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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204,000 |
katuwo was putting a short stack at risk in a battle of the ace rags and was marginally ahead with A♣3♥ versus A♦2♦. The Q♦10♦7♦7♠10♥ flop provided the flopped flush, tho.
Soon after, the same player jammed the A♥4♦ and was called by katuwo with the K♦9♦. The Q♥7♦2♣9♠K♣ board delivered two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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49,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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230,000 | |
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160,000 | |
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150,000 | |
|
145,000 | |
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145,000 | |
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125,000 | |
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65,000 | |
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45,000 | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
And just like that, the first eight levels have been completed in a hurry and the field has blossomed to at least 365 entries. Only around 185 players remain and have been sent on a scheduled ten-minute break. When the action gets back underway, the registration period for the third and penultimate flight will be closed and all other casualties thereafter will have to try their luck in the turbo heat 1d as of 5 p.m. local time.
It has been common for the local Japanese dealers to announce the all-in and call, and they often mix English with a Japanese twist by adding a few characters to the end of it. One other common version is the word "arigato" which translates to thank you when a player has been eliminated, alerting the floor staff to pick up the seat card.
One such occurrence just happened over on table 408 when Morikawa prevailed with A♥Q♠ versus A♦10♠ in a preflop all-in. The kicker paired on the K♥6♣4♥Q♣2♦ board to send another player out of the door with said "arigato".
As far as the title of this entry is concerned, that belongs to an old school song from the 1990s by Wamdue Project, with the music title based on the anime series Ghost in the Shell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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63,000
63,000
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63,000 |
The cards were all but rushed away and the dealer announced the seat open on table 407 with the chips being pushed to the largest stack, which belongs to Shinya. In a preflop all-in, his A♠Q♥ was up against 8♠8♦ and the A♥6♣5♥5♣4♣ runout paired the ace.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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200,000
200,000
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200,000 |
Heads-up to the K♦10♥3♥3♠K♠ river, the action checked to Akira and he bet 8,000 for around half of the pot. His opponent check-called and was then shown A♦K♣ for kings full of treys to secure the pot for one of the bigger stacks in the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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160,000
20,000
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20,000 |
Every other minute, there is now an all-in and call during the last full level of the registration period in a field which has crossed 320 entries. Kouichi looked up a severe short stack for 3,700 preflop with 10♣10♥ and was trailing against J♠J♥. The 9♠7♦4♣ flop didn't bring much help yet but the 8♥ turn was suddenly a big sweat, as Kouichi's outs increased to six instead of two. And sure enough, the 6♣ came on the river and another player was gone with a bad beat story to tell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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88,000
5,000
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5,000 |
With around 31,500 in the middle to the J♦4♣3♠Q♣ turn, yukine and her table neighbour got their chips into the middle and she was at risk with the A♦A♥. She needed an ace as her neighbour was out in front with Q♥Q♦ for the turned set. And the river indeed brought the A♣ for the set-over-set upset.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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80,000 |
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