Another incredibly fast-paced two hours have gone and the field is down to only 11 hopefuls out of the gargantuan 1,865-entry strong field, sending them into the next 10-minute break.
Another incredibly fast-paced two hours have gone and the field is down to only 11 hopefuls out of the gargantuan 1,865-entry strong field, sending them into the next 10-minute break.
In a previous hand, heat brought the heat, quite literally, against KNT and the latter eventually folded. Soon after that, KEN T got it in preflop against the new table chip leader who quickly obliged.
KEN T: Q♠10♠
heat: A♥2♠
On a board of 9♣8♠8♥Q♦A♠, KEN T improved on the turn only to see the dreadful ace appear on the river, ending his run in 12th place.
YOBU had dropped to a shorter stack and then jammed with A♠J♥ into the Q♥Q♦ of Long-M in the next seat.
The board ran out 10♦6♥2♥A♣8♥ and the ace on the turn came to the rescue for YOBU to survive on the final two tables.
Long-M then raised to 300,000 and Torey Byrne called on the button. nakkaaaa in the small blind three-bet big to 1,300,000 and forced both out.
Byrne won some chips soon after that in a minor showdown pot with A♦6♦.
Morisho pushed all-in with a shorter stack and Kuchi called all-in for less than that in the small blind to set up the following showdown.
Kuchi: A♠Q♦
Morisho: A♦7♦
The KhJc6d3d7h] runout was a cruel one as Morisho spiked the inferior kicker on the river to knock out Kuchi in 13th place.
Torey Byrne was all-in and at risk for 1,860,000 with A♠Q♣ against the K♦Q♦ of cafe latte. On a board of 9♣6♦4♦8♠10♣, Byrne dodged diamonds and kings to secure the double.
cafe latte then jammed the button with the J♠10♥ and He looked him up from the small blind with the Q♥J♣.
The A♦3♠2♣Q♦2♥ board kept He ahead all the way to send cafe latte out in 14th place.
Murakami was the last local woman in the field and nursed a short stack on the main feature table for the last one and a half hours. Eventually, she pushed all-in for 900,000 and was looked up by KEN T.
Murakami: 3♥3♦
KEN T: A♥Q♥
The J♦J♠8♣5♥A♣ board delivered the final blow on the river, and she exited in 15th place.
Level: 25
Blinds: 75,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
Kigawa's roller coaster ride culminated in a flip against Long-M soon after the final two tables were set.
Kigawa: A♣K♥
Long-M: J♠J♣
The Q♠7♦5♠3♣10♠ board brought no ace nor king and that spelled the end for Kigawa in 16th place.
Tomoyas was the next shorter stack to get the chips into the middle and he had two live cards against YOBU, who was just moved to balance the field on the verge of reaching the final two tables.
Tomoyas: K♣Q♦
YOBU: A♦J♠
The 8♣8♦7♠8♠A♣ board kept YOBU ahead all the way and the final two tables were set.
lyu was down to around 15 big blinds and ended up all-in on the outer table with A♦J♦ against the A♠Q♦ of He. The inferior kicker paired on the river of a 10♥9♣8♣5♠J♣ board but the very same card gave He the queen-high rtraight.