Day 1E
Marco Almerez flops the nuts

Utg+2 Marco Almerez opened to 6,000 and called off button Daichi’s 27,000 jam with A♠ 5♠ . Daichi shows the same hand A♦ 5♦ for what seems to be a split pot. The flop Q♠ 3♠ J♠ however, ran the nut flush for Almerez, leaving Daichi eliminated entirely.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
84,000(28 BB) | 84,000 | |
busted | -25,000 |
Daichi outflops opponent
Utg Daichi flicked in his last 10,000 in with A♠ T♣ and was called by player behind with A♦ J♣ . Falling behind, Daichi was saved from elimination after the board T♥ 5♣ 9♠ 6♠ 7♥ landed him top pair.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
25,000(13 BB) | 25,000 |
Day 1C
Martin B boots two

Utg Martin B opens, hijack Jorge Lagatuz three-bets all in, big blind Daichi shoves with less, back to Martin who calls and covers both.
Jorge Lagatuz - A♠ Q♣ Daichi A♦ Q♦ Martin B 9♣ 9♠
The board runs J♥ 7♦ 7♠ 3♣ K♦ . Martin’s pocket pair holds to send two to the rail.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
MB | 185,000(46 BB) | 111,200 |
busted | -127,600 | |
busted | -25,000 |
Jojo Maraon takes it with a flush
Utg Daichi limps, cutoff raises 12,000, big blind Jojo Maraon calls and Daichi joins for a three way look at the flop 7♠ Q♥ 8♥ . Daichi bets 11,000, cutoff folds, Maraon check-calls to the turn 4♣ to which both check. The river 6♥ , Maraon leads out 25,000, Daichi calls then mucks to Maraon’s 2♥ 4♥ flush.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
150,000(38 BB) | 84,300 | |
25,000(6 BB) | -120,000 |
Double KO for Daichi
Prelop raise war kicks off with utg+1 Daichi min-raising, hijack Mike Takayama shoving 20 bb, cutoff joins in with 5 bb, Daichi calls to attempt a double bust.
Daichi J♥ 8♥ Mike Takayama A♣ A♥ Cutoff A♠ 4♠
The board runs 2♦ Q♥ 2♥ 3♦ 7♥ , Daichi’s completes the flush to deliver the double KO.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
145,000(121 BB) | 81,500 | |
busted | -53,000 | |
busted |
Daichi’s flush rails one
Under the gun+1 Daichi raises to 1,400 with two callers. Flop opens 2♦ 3♦ T♦ , Action is checked to the button who jams, Daichi calls and cutoff gets out of the way. Daichi is made with a J♦ 9♦ flush, button A♦ T♣ is drawing then misses on the turn K♣ and river Q♥ .
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
63,500(79 BB) | 63,500 |