Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Kyohei Ikeda moved all in from the hijack with his last 480,000 chips. Daniel Yoshiba made the call on the button.
Kyohei Ikeda: J♣J♦
Daniel Yoshiba: K♥J♥
Despite Ikeda's edge preflop, tablemate Anthony Lasala issued a warning: "Uh-oh, this guy's the knockout king."
Ikeda was safe throuth the flop 9♥8♠3♥ and the turn 6♣.
Then Lasala said, "Hold your breath," just before the 4♥ landed on the river to give Yoshiba a flush and another KO.
Action was picked up with Greg Merson, at risk, all-in for around 300,000 against Justin Shiao.
Greg Merson: A♥5♦
Justin Shiao: Q♣Q♦
Merson was just having a bad day with the ladies as he found himself way behind on the 6♠J♦Q♠ flop. Just to seal his fate, the dealer peeled a 9♣ turn and a 9♥ river to give Shiao a full house.
Mukul Pahuja moved all in from the big blind for 150,000 after Joseph Block raised from the button to 100,000. Block called the extra 50,000, and the cards were tabled.
Mukul Pahuja: 4♦2♠
Joseph Block: A♦10♠
The dealer shot out K♠3♣9♥8♣7♠, and ace-high won the pot for Block.
Merijn van Rooij moved all in from middle position with 175,000 chips.
Ka Yeung, the chip leader at the table, raised to 600,000 to clear out the field, It worked, and the two went heads-up.
Merijn van Rooij: 3♥3♣
Ka Yeung: A♦J♣
Van Rooij moved to get up and leave when the flop hit 10♥A♠5♦.
He then shifted back into his comfortable seat after the 3♠ turn gave him a set and the 10♣ river a full house.
Greg Merson moved all in from middle position. The table folded around to Roman Berson in the big blind.
Berson stood up, asked for a count, thought about it, then grabbed his camera and shoved all in for less.
Roman Berson: Q♠Q♥
Greg Merson: J♣J♥
Berson was excited preflop, then dejected post-flop when it hit 2♣10♦J♦, to give Merson a set of jacks.
The tide began to turn with the 8♦ on the turn, and pure joy hit with the 9♥ on the river, which gave Berson a straight and the huge double-up.
Jorge Postigo raised from late position to 80,000, and Greg Merson called from the cutoff. The flop came out with 9♣4♥3♣, and both players checked.
On the turn 10♠, all of the money went in after Postigo checked, Merson bet 100,000, and Postigo moved all in for 520,000. Merson called.
Jorge Postigo: 9♠9♥
Greg Merson: A♣10♥
Postigo held a set heading to the river, which was the 3♥ and gave him a full house for the win.
Level: 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Action was picked up with Brian Fuentes, at risk, and Daniel Yoshiba with their cards and their chips in the middle of the table.
Brian Fuentes: 7x7x
Daniel Yoshiba: K♥Q♥
Fuentes was hanging on to his cards as he watched the flop go A♥2♣2♠. Hopeful to secure a double up, the turn fell 5♠. He let out a groan of frustration, however, when the K♦ was peeled on the river.
He left the table as Yoshiba scooped the pot.