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Updates Chip Counts Info

Blind level

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Entries

66/90

Total Chips

2,700,000

Average

40,909

Dan O'HairDan O'Hair

9/5/2026, 5:30:30 AM

Murakami Forces a Fold From Mizuno

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Junichi Murakami

Junichi Murakami opened to 2,000 from the hijack and called a three-bet to 5,500 from Yusuke Mizuno, who was in the cutoff.

Murakami checked on the 7♦ 3♦ 2♠ flop and Mizuno continued for 4,000. Murakami then check-raised to 12,000 and Mizuno laid his hand down after a bit of tanking.

Player	Chips	Progress
JM Junichi MurakamiJapan	42,000(42 BB)	24,500
YM Yusuke MizunoJapan	25,000(25 BB)	-16,000

Callum JuryCallum Jury

9/5/2026, 5:20:32 AM

Definitely Not Check

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Arita Naohiro opened to 2000 from under the gun and was joined to the flop by next-to-act Soichiro Hayashi and big blind Yohei Tsutsumi.

Both Tsutsumi and Naohiro check-called when Hayashi fired 3,000 following the T♠ 8♠ J♦ flop.

The Q♦ landed on the turn and both Tsutsumi and Naohiro checked once again.

"Not check. Definitely not check," Hayashi joked as he looked at the board.

He eventually decided on a sizing of 11,500, prompting swift folds from both opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
SH Soichiro HayashiJapan	56,000(56 BB)	26,000
YT Yohei TsutsumiJapan	35,000(35 BB)	5,000
AN Arita NaohiroJapan	23,000(23 BB)	-7,000

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 63/72

Dan O'HairDan O'Hair

9/5/2026, 5:13:19 AM

Li Breaches Six Figures

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Sergei Li

Takahiro Nagao was already all in from the small blind for approximately 10,000 against Sergei Li, who had Nagao covered form the hijack, on a board of 3♥ 5♠ 2♥ 8♣.

Takahiro Nagao: 3♦ 3♠

Sergei Li: Q♥ J♥

Nagao was well ahead with his set of threes against Li's flush draw, but the 4♥ appeared on the river - filling Li's draw to eliminate Nagao on a bad beat.

Player	Chips	Progress
SL Sergei LiRussia	115,000(144 BB)	30,000
TN Takahiro NaganoJapan	busted	-30,000

Callum JuryCallum Jury

9/5/2026, 5:05:06 AM

Table 21 Action and Counts

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Yusuke Yoshimi

Aoi Hasegawa raised to 1,600 from under the gun before Yusuke Yoshimi three-bet to 4,000 from the next seat. Once the action folded back around, Hasegawa four-bet jammed and Yoshimi snap-folded.

The next hand saw Sergei Li raise from the small blind and Hasegawa defend from the big.

Li led for 2,500 on the 4♥ 4♦ 7♣ flop and Hasegawa made the call. Li upped it to 6,000 on the 9♦ turn which was enough to take down the pot.

The third hand at table 22 saw Takahiro Nagano raise to 1,600 from under the gun and receive two calls from button Li and big blind Yoshimi.

The dealer fanned the 7♠ J♥ 3♥ flop and Yoshimi checked; Nagano fired 2,500, which Li called, before Yoshimi jammed his remaining 7,100. Nagano jammed behind and Li got out of the way:

Yusuke Yoshimi: K♥ 8♥

Takahiro Nagano: Q♠ Q♦

Nagano was ahead with his overpair but Yoshimi was by no means out of contention, looking for a heart or king to stay alive.

The K♠ turn provided just the right card, and the 8♦ river gave him two pair for good measure to score the full double and then some.

Player	Chips	Progress
SL Sergei LiRussia	117,000(146 BB)	32,000
HH Hua HuangChina	43,000(54 BB)	13,000
AH Aoi HasegawaJapan	42,000(53 BB)	12,000
DY Dong YanCanada	27,000(34 BB)	-3,000
YY Yusuke YoshimiJapan	22,000(28 BB)	-8,000
YS Yusei ShimadaJapan	20,500(26 BB)	-9,500
NT Nagano TakahiroJapan	17,000(21 BB)	-13,000

Dan O'HairDan O'Hair

9/5/2026, 4:55:37 AM

Tominaga Bests Yamada in Four-Bet Pot

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Yuma Tominaga

Kozo Yamada opened to 1,600 first to act and just behind him, Yuma Tominaga three-bet to 4,000. Action folded back around to Yamada, who made it 14,500 to go. Tominaga called.

Tominaga called a 10,000 bet from Yamada on the 2♣ J♣ 2♥ flop and then both players checked on the 4♥ turn.

Yamada checked a final time on the 6♣ river and Tominaga announced he was all in. Yamada quickly sent his cards into the muck and Tominaga dragged a nice pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
YT Yuma TominagaJapan	105,000(131 BB)	75,000
KY Kozo YamadaJapan	33,000(41 BB)	33,000

Level 6: 400 / 800 ante: 800

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 63/72

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 63/72

Dan O'HairDan O'Hair

9/5/2026, 4:29:56 AM

Shionoya Makes the Right Call

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Tsubasa Shionoya

Kodai Sato opened to 1,500 from the cutoff and Tsubasa Shionoya defended his big blind.

Both players checked on the 9♥ 7♣ K♥ flop and then Sato called a 1,000 bet from Shionoya on the 7♦ turn.

Shionoya checked after the 6♣ filled the river and Sato took the initiative with a bet of 3,300.

Shionoya didn't take long to make the call and Sato showed Q♣ T♥ for a bluff. Shionoya revealed A♦ 4♠ for just an ace and was awarded the pot.

"Nice call," Sato offered as Shionoya collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
TS Tsubasa ShionoyaJapan	29,000(48 BB)	-2,000
KS Kodai SatoJapan	26,000(43 BB)	-4,000

Callum JuryCallum Jury

9/5/2026, 4:29:55 AM

Ichikawa Tangles Twice

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Takuma Ichikawa opened to 1,200 from under the gun and was joined to the flop by big blind Joji Kitagawa.

Kitagawa check-raised Ichikawa's 1,200 continuation-bet up to 3,700 on the Q♥ T♥ 5♣ flop, prompting a relatively swift fold from Ichikawa.

The next hand saw Junichi Murakami raise from under the gun and button Yuma Hiarata and big blind Ichikawa stuck in the call.

Both Ichikawa and Murakami checked following the A♠ 4♦ 8♦ flop. A 2,000 bet from Kitagawa was enough to shake both players off the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
YH Yumo HiarataJapan	38,000(63 BB)	8,000
JK Joji KitagawaJapan	29,000(48 BB)	-1,000
TI Takuma IchikawaJapan	25,000(42 BB)	-5,000
JM Junichi MurakamiJapan	17,500(29 BB)	-12,500

Callum JuryCallum Jury

9/5/2026, 4:13:15 AM

Okeby Stays Alive

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Ning Ding opened to 1,200 from under the gun and was called by button Naoki Furuhashi. Big blind William Okeby then jammed his remaining 4,500 from the big blind and only Ding made the call.

William Okeby: Q♣ 5♥

Ning Ding: Q♦ T♦

Okeby looked like he would be needing to fire another bullet, but the 6♠ K♣ 5♠ flop left Ding needing to catch a ten to score the knockout.

The Australian faded the danger cards on the 9♦ A♦ runout and scored a life-saving boost to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
NF Naoki FuruhashiJapan	59,000(98 BB)	29,000
ND Ning DingChina	44,000(73 BB)
WO William OkebyAustralia	12,000(20 BB)	12,000

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 58/67

Dan O'HairDan O'Hair

9/5/2026, 4:09:25 AM

Akbarpoor Doubles Through Akimoto

Level 4: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Abdullah Akbarpoor

Heads-up on a flop of 5♣ A♥ 3♦, Kotaro Akimoto checked from early position and Abdullah Akbarpoor bet 1,000 from the hijack. Akimoto responded with a check-raise to 3,500 and Akbarpoor called.

Action checked through on the 2♥ turn, but then Akimoto bet enough to put Akbarpoor all in for his last 8,000 after the T♦ completed the board.

Akbarpoor didn't like it, but he reluctantly stuck his stack into the middle.

Akimoto showed K♠ K♥, but his Cowboys were no good against Akbarpoor's A♦ 6♦ for a pair of aces - awarding Akbarpoor the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
AA Abdullah AkbarpoorTurkey	26,000(52 BB)	-1,000
KA Kotaro AkimotoJapan	15,000(30 BB)	-22,000

Callum JuryCallum Jury

9/5/2026, 4:02:28 AM

Bai Pushed Off the River

Level 4: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Yunpeng Bai

After getting a shove through from the small blind and collecting Kazutoshi Takemoto's big blind, Yunpeng Bai raised to 1,500 from the button and blinds Takemoto and Kazuho Taoka stuck in the call.

The dealer fanned the Q♥ 3♦ 4♠ flop and both blinds checked, Bai continued for 2,200 and only Taoka stuck around.

Both checked the 2♣ turn to the T♦ river where Taoka led for 2,500. Bai didn't take too long before returning his cards to the dealer, having taken more damage to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
KT Kazuho TaokaJapan	36,000(72 BB)	6,000
KT Kazutoshi TakemotoJapan	28,000(56 BB)	-4,000
YB Yunpeng BaiChina	9,500(19 BB)	-2,500

Dan O'HairDan O'Hair

9/5/2026, 3:56:28 AM

More for So

Level 4: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Yunpeng Bai opened to 1,200 from middle position and was called by Kazutoshi Takemoto from directly behind. Konishi So then squeezed to 7,600 on the button, which got a fold from Bai, but a call from Takemoto.

Takemoto check-called a 4,500 bet from So on the 5♦ 2♦ 5♥ flop and then both players checked down on the 5♣ turn and 9♥ river.

Takemoto tabled queen-high and So revealed A♣ K♠ for ace-high to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
KS Konishi SoJapan	77,000(154 BB)	20,000
KT Kazutoshi TakemotoJapan	32,000(64 BB)	2,000
YB Yunpeng BaiChina	12,000(24 BB)	-15,000

Callum JuryCallum Jury

9/5/2026, 3:46:31 AM

Table 11 Counts

Level 4: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Hideo Sawai

Player	Chips	Progress
CE Chzhen EvgeniiRussia	56,000(112 BB)	26,000
HS Hideo SawaiJapan	47,000(94 BB)	9,000
NY Natsuki YasumuraJapan	44,000(88 BB)	-2,000
YM Yusuke MizunoJapan	41,000(82 BB)	11,000
RY Ryusaku YamaguchiJapan	33,000(66 BB)	3,000
YN Yashiro NaokiJapan	29,000(58 BB)	-1,000
HO Haruto OtawaraJapan	16,500(33 BB)	-13,500
HF Hiroya FukudaJapan	16,000(32 BB)	-8,000
DB Dmitrii BelikovRussia	12,000(24 BB)	-18,000

Level 4: 200 / 500 ante: 500

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 46/51

Dan O'HairDan O'Hair

9/5/2026, 3:38:10 AM

Li up Heaps After Eliminating Yamada

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Heads-up on a flop of 8♥ J♥ Q♦ in what appeared to be a three-bet pot, Sergei Li checked from early position and Kozo Yamada bet 6,000 from late position. Li responded by moving all in and Yamada snap-called all in for a bit over 17,000 total.

Kozo Yamada: A♠ Q♣

Sergei Li: Q♠ J♠

Both players connected with the flop, but Li had way the best of it with his top two pair.

Neither the 8♣ turn nor K♣ river changed anything and Yamada was forced to surrender his stack over to Li, who has nearly tripled his starting stack to about 85,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
SL Sergei LiRussia	85,000(213 BB)	51,000
KY Kozo YamadaJapan	busted	-30,000

Callum JuryCallum Jury

9/5/2026, 3:26:32 AM

Li Adds a Lot

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

The action was joined as cutoff Shaoshuai Li had shoved behind big blind Woo Hyon Shin's 11,600 shove, following a 3,000 raise from small blind Abdullah Akbarpoor. Akbarpoor didn't commit the rest of his stack and Shin and Li were left to show down:

Woo Hyon Shin: K♠ 9♠

Shaoshuai Li: J♥ J♣

Shin couldn't find the cards he needed to overcome Li's jacks on the 6♣ 7♣ A♣ flop, with his outs now reduced to just two kings or running cards avoiding any club.

The Q♠ T♦ runout failed to save him, and he was sent back to the registration desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
SL Shaoshuai LiChina	45,000(113 BB)	15,000
AA Abdullah AkbarpoorTurkey	27,000(68 BB)	27,000
WH Woo Hyon ShinUnited States of America	busted	-17,000

Dan O'HairDan O'Hair

9/5/2026, 3:22:47 AM

So's Set Sends Lim Packing

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Konishi So

Hyung Soo Lim opened to 900 from the cutoff and was called by a freshly reentered Yunpeng Bai on the button. Konishi So then squeezed to 4,600 from the big blind, which got a call from Lim and a fold from Bai.

So check-called a 5,000 bet from Lim on the 8♦ J♥ 3♠ flop and checked again after the 7♣ fell on the turn.

Lim bet 10,000 and So moved all in. Lim called all in for approximately 15,000 total and a showdown was held.

Hung Soo Lim: J♣ T♣

Konishi So: J♦ J♠

Lim had jammed into So's slowplayed set, but still had four outs to a straight to stick around.

It wasn't meant to be, however, as the Q♦ river bricked out - sending Lim to reenter should he choose.

Player	Chips	Progress
KS Konishi SoJapan	57,000(143 BB)	27,000
YB Yunpeng BaiChina	27,000(68 BB)	27,000
HS Hyung Soo LimSouth Korea	busted	-30,000

Level 3: 200 / 400 ante: 400

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 32/34

Callum JuryCallum Jury

9/5/2026, 3:07:03 AM

Ding Gets the Best of Four-Way

Level 2: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Hijack Kazuhiko Kamitani raised to 600 and received calls from button Ning Ding, plus blind Woo Hyon Shin and Takayuki Morita.

The blinds checked following the 6♣ 7♠ A♥ flop. Kamitani fired 1,000 before being raised to 3,000 by Ding. Only Shin put in the call.

Both checked the T♦ turn to the 5♠ river, where Shin fired 8,000. Ding quickly put in the call and turned over A♣ 7♣ for a flopped two pair, besting Shin's T♥ 9♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
ND Ning DingChina	44,000(147 BB)	14,000
KA Kotaro AkimotoJapan	37,000(123 BB)	1,000
TM Takayuki MoritaJapan	27,000(90 BB)	-3,000
WH Woo Hyon ShinUnited States of America	17,000(57 BB)	-13,000

Dan O'HairDan O'Hair

9/5/2026, 3:03:10 AM

Yasumura Lightens the Field

Level 2: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Natsuki Yasumura

Hiroya Fukuda opened to 600 from middle position and Abdullah Akbarpoor moved all in for his last 4,100 on the button. Natsuki Yasumura called cold from the small blind and Fukuda let his hand go.

Abdullah Akbarpoor: 5♣ 5♥

Natsuki Yasumura: 8♦ 8♥

Akbarpoor found himself in rough shape against Yasumura's higher pair, and the 3♦ 3♠ T♣ 9♠ Q♦ runout offered no help, sending Akbarpoor to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
NY Natsuki YasumuraJapan	46,000(153 BB)	16,000
HF Hiroya FukudaJapan	24,000(80 BB)	-6,000
AA Abdullah AkbarpoorTurkey	busted	-26,000

Dan O'HairDan O'Hair

9/5/2026, 2:47:14 AM

Kamitani Sends Bai Out

Level 2: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Kazuhiko Kamitani

Heads-up on a board of 9♣ A♠ T♠ 6♣ with several thousand already in the middle, Yunpeng Bai moved all in for his remaining stack from the big blind and Kazuhiko Kamitani tossed in a single chip to indicate a call from the hijack.

Yunpeng Bai: 7♦ 7♠

Kazuhiko Kamitani: A♦ T♦

Kamitani held the goods with a flopped two pair, leaving Bai drawing to just two outs.

The A♥ river left Kamitani best with a full house, however, and Bai was eliminated early in Flight B.

Player	Chips	Progress
KK Kazuhiko KamitaniJapan	50,000(167 BB)	22,000
YB Yunpeng BaiChina	busted	-21,000

Callum JuryCallum Jury

9/5/2026, 2:41:49 AM

Three Pairs for Sawai

Level 2: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Hideo Sawai

Hideo Sawai opened from under the gun to 600 and received a call from Abdullah Abkarpoor in the cutoff.

Sawai led for 800 on the 7♣ J♠ 2♠ flop and Abkarpoor eventually stuck in the call.

The 7♦ hit the turn and Sawai checked; Abkarpoor fired 1,200 and Sawai stuck around with a call.

The J♥ completed the board and Sawai checked once more. Abkarpoor checked behind, before mucking when Sawai turned over A♣ 2♥, awarding him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
HS Hideo SawaiJapan	38,000(127 BB)	12,000
AA Abdullah AkbarpoorTurkey	26,000(87 BB)	-4,000

Level 2: 100 / 300 ante: 300

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 14/14

Dan O'HairDan O'Hair

9/5/2026, 2:36:00 AM

Akimoto Catches Bai's Hand in the Cookie Jar

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Kotaro Akimoto opened to 400 first to act and was called by Yunpeng Bai on the button. Kazuhiko Kamitani then squeezed to 1,500 from the big blind and both Akimoto and Bai called for a bloated three-way pot.

Action checked through on the 8♥ Q♥ K♠ flop and it was checked to Bai, who bet 3,000 on the 6♣ turn. Kamitani let his hand go, but Akimoto called.

The 8♦ completed the board and Akimoto checked a final time. Bai announced the same bet of 3,000 and Akimoto didn't take long to look him up.

Bai turned over 9♦ 7♠ for a busted straight draw, and Akimoto revealed Q♣ T♣ for queens-up to claim the pot.

At another table, William Okeby was the first player to be eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
KA Kotaro AkimotoJapan	36,000(180 BB)	6,000
KK Kazuhiko KamitaniJapan	28,000(140 BB)	-1,500
YB Yunpeng BaiChina	21,000(105 BB)	-7,000
WO William OkebyAustralia	busted

Callum JuryCallum Jury

9/5/2026, 2:28:26 AM

Okeby Getting Active

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

William Okeby

Button Yunpeng Bai opened to 600 and William Okeby put in the sole call from the small blind.

Okeby check-called Bai's 500 continuation-bet following the 5♣ T♣ 4♠ flop. The action repeated on the A♦ turn, this time for 1,100.

Okeby checked for a third time on the K♦ river with Bai checking back, before mucking as the Australian flicked over J♥ T♠ for third pair, good for the pot.

The next hand saw Okeby open the action to 400 from the button and both blinds, Kazuhiko Kamitani and Tsubasa Shionoya, made the call.

Kamitani check-folded and Shionoya check-called when Okeby continued for 400 on the 2♦ K♥ T♠ flop.

Kamitani check-called once more on the A♣ turn, this time for 1,200.

The Q♥ completed the board and Kamitani led for 1,000, was raised to 4,000, re-raised to 10,000, before finally calling Okeby's all-in and both players predictably turned over a jack and split the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
WO William OkebyAustralia	33,500(168 BB)	3,500
TS Tsubasa ShionoyaJapan	31,000(155 BB)	1,000
KK Kazuhiko KamitaniJapan	29,500(148 BB)	-500
YB Yunpeng BaiChina	28,000(140 BB)	-2,000

Dan O'HairDan O'Hair

9/5/2026, 2:27:00 AM

Sawai Folds to Li's Pressure

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Hideo Sawai opened to 500 on the button and found one caller in Sergei Li from the big blind.

Li led out for 1,000 on the 4♦ 9♥ 7♦ flop and Sawai called.

Sawai then called a 2,500 barrel from Li on the Q♠ turn, but quickly laid his hand down after Li fired a bet of 8,300 into the middle on the 9♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
SL Sergei LiRussia	34,000(170 BB)	4,000
HS Hideo SawaiJapan	26,000(130 BB)	-4,000

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 14/14

Dan O'HairDan O'Hair

9/5/2026, 2:03:00 AM

Cards in the Air

With six players at the start, Flight B of the Mystery Bounty is now underway!

Player	Chips
WO William OkebyAustralia	30,000
HS Hideo SawaiJapan	30,000
TS Tsubasa ShionoyaJapan	30,000
CX Changhong XieChina	30,000
YY Yusuke YoshimiJapan	30,000
KY Kozo YamadaJapan	30,000

Callum JuryCallum Jury

9/5/2026, 1:13:31 AM

Bounty Hunting Continues with Flight B at 11:00 AM

Flight B of the Mystery Bounty continues today at Paradise City Incheon, with the second of three starting flights getting underway at 11:00 AM local time today.

The KRW 900,000 buy-in event carries a KRW 150,000,000 guarantee and plays down to the money in each flight, with all survivors bagging up for Day 2 tomorrow.

Flight C follows later today at 5:00 PM, giving players a second shot at a seat if needed. Players who bag from multiple flights carry forward only their largest stack.

Flight A wrapped up yesterday with nine survivors, led by Zicong Jiang and Meng Dian Peng, who are tied at the top with 309,000 chips apiece. Selim Oulmekki (256,000), Evgenii Mikheev (248,000) and Wai Tung Cheung (166,000) round out the top five among the Flight A survivor field.

Somuchpoker is on the floor for live updates throughout today's action. Day 2 takes place tomorrow and plays down to a winner.

Event starts 11:00 local time..