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2024.10.31 - 2024.11.06Add to Calendar

Asian Poker Tour

Michihiko Matsuda

Japan

Blind level

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Entries

159/1,081

Total Chips

43,240,000

Average

271,950

Day 2

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/3/2024, 7:48:06 AM

Yee Sends Matsuda Home

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Yan Wen Yee

Action was folded around to create a Battle of The Big Blinds with Yan Wen Yee raising to 10,000 from the small blind and Michihiko Matsuda pushing all-in for 76,000 more. Yee took a while to check the status of his own stack in case of future damages, but he eventually said "call." Matsuda's K♣ 9♠ trailed the A♥ 6♥ of Yee. Both players hit their top pairs on a flop of A♦ K♠ J♦ . Matsuda had 5 outs to make a better hand, but the J♠ turn and 8♦ river didn't help, taking him out of the tournament and off to an early dinner.

Player	Chips
YW Yan Wen YeeMalaysia	233,000(58 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/3/2024, 7:08:43 AM

Player Chip Counts

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Player	Chips
DS Daniel SmiljkovicGermany	395,000(132 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	375,000(125 BB)
MK Minkyun KimSouth Korea	330,000(110 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	290,000(97 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	260,000(87 BB)
YW Yan Wen YeeMalaysia	230,000(77 BB)
AR Ashby RiveraPhilippines	220,000(73 BB)
MT Manh Tuan NguyenViet Nam	210,000(70 BB)
JL Jeorge LagatuzPhilippines	180,000(60 BB)
HT Hidenari TomitaJapan	160,000(53 BB)
BY Benhur YbarsabalPhilippines	130,000(43 BB)
KY Kwok YipHong Kong	120,000(40 BB)
WL Wookuk LeeChina	110,000(37 BB)
KW Kwun Wah Simon NganHong Kong	108,000(36 BB)
LP Liao Po HsunTaiwan	69,000(23 BB)
SP Sangkwon ParkSouth Korea	52,000(17 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

11/3/2024, 6:18:06 AM

Yee Puts The Squeeze On Matsuda

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Yan Wen Yee had the all-in button in front of him along with just over 100,000 of his chips. There was maybe another 60,000 chips beside a board of 6♥ 4♠ 6♦ 9♠ J♠ .

In the next seat over, Michikiko Matsuda was in deep thought about whether or not to make the call. Matsuda looked at his chip stack, stared down Yee, stared at the board, peeked at his cards, wondered if unicorns really existed, and eventually folded to give Yee the huge pot.

Player	Chips
YW Yan Wen YeeMalaysia	180,000(72 BB)
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	125,000(50 BB)

Blind level

Level 10: 700 / 1,400 ante: 1,400

Entries

116/207

Total Chips

8,280,000

Average

71,379

Flight C

SMPSMP

11/2/2024, 6:05:35 AM

Jong Baeg Hero Call Goes Wrong

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Michikiko Matsuda opened from early-position, and got one caller before Jong Baeg in the big-blind squeezed to 4,500. Matsuda called and they went heads up to the flop of 7♠ 5♣ 2♣ . Baeg continued with a 2,500 bet which was answered by a raise to 6,000 from the Japanese. Baeg called and the turn brought the T♣ . Baeg checked and Matsuda continued to fire 10,000. Baeg called once again.

The river came the 6♥ , and Matsuda jammed all-in for around 22,000. The Korean Baeg thought for a considerable amount of time, before making the call, having slightly fewer chips than Matsuda.

Michikiko Matsuda: K♠ K♦ Jong Baeg: A♠ K♣

Player	Chips
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	64,000(128 BB)
JB Jong BaegSouth Korea	busted

SMPSMP

11/2/2024, 4:57:37 AM

Frisky Five-Bet Action

Level 3: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Michihiko Matsuda

In a button versus big-blind situation, both players were going at each other. After Slaven Popov opened to 800 from the button, he got three-bet of 3,000 by the Japanese Michikiko Matsuda in the big-blind. Popov responded with a four-bet to 8,100.. This did not intimidate Matsuda who now put out just more of half his stack, equaling to 19,000 chips. This was enough to make Popov fold. Matsuda showed the 6♦ , while Popov mentioned he was holding a 5x

Player	Chips
MM Michihiko MatsudaJapan	43,000(143 BB)
SP Slaven PopovBulgaria	31,300(104 BB)