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

Flight A

Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/9/2025, 2:30:03 PM

Terashima Rakes in a Massive Pot, Sasaki Walks Away Frustrated

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

The action was picked up with Tomoki Terashima and Nobuaki Sasaki deep in a massive 80,000-chip pot on a completed board of J A 3 J 7 .


Tomoki Terashima: A K Nobuaki Sasaki: K Q


Terashima’s top pair with a strong kicker held firm, while Sasaki’s missed draw left him empty-handed.


Frustrated by the outcome, Sasaki stormed away from the table, as Terashima happily scooped up the monster pot.

PlayerChips
325,000(232 BB)
busted
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/9/2025, 2:04:51 PM

Sasaki Chips Up with Aggression

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

With the day nearing its end, Nobuaki Sasaki seized an opportunity to build his stack when the action folded to him on the button. He opened for 2,500, drawing calls from both blinds—Shuma Kimura in the small blind and Hua-Wei Lin in the big blind.


The dealer peeled a flop of 2 A 2 . Both blinds checked and Sasaki continued his aggression. Kimura called, while Lin folded under the pressure.


Both players checked the 6 turn, keeping the pot controlled.


When the 2 river arrived Kimura checked again, Sasaki fired a bold 10,000 bet, forcing Kimura to fold, securing the pot.

PlayerChips
192,000(160 BB)
73,000(61 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/9/2025, 1:50:09 PM

Sasaki Claims the Pot with Top Pair

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

After the action folded to Tomoki Terashima in late position, he opened for 2,400. Nobuaki Sasaki on the button re-raised to 6,500, and Terashima flat-called, taking them to the flop.


The flop ran out 4 6 7 , and both big stacks opted to check, keeping the pot manageable.


The A turn brought some action as Terashima check-called Sasaki's 6,100 bet.


With the J river, both players tapped the table, taking it to showdown.


Terashima tabled 8 8 , but Sasaki's A T had paired up on the turn, securing him the pot.

PlayerChips
213,000(178 BB)
160,000(133 BB)
Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
2/9/2025, 11:21:08 AM

Yi's Deuces Are Good

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Ran Yi min-rasied to 1,600 and Nobuaki Sasaki defended the big blind.


Both players were peeled a flop of 2 4 T


Action was checked around to open a free T on the turn. Sasaki check-called the 800 bet of Yi to show a 6 on the river.


Yi Bet 1,500 and Sasaki matched. Yi flashed A 2 for a pair of deuces. Sasaki showed an A but kept the other one closed, surrendering the pot to Yi.

PlayerChips
202,000(253 BB)
RY
Ran YiTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
38,000(48 BB)