Blind level
Level 10: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Entries
36/72
Total Chips
7,200,000
Average
200,000

Day 1

Janette BeeJanette Bee
12/17/2024, 11:54:08 AM

Top Pair Lands Hisashi Yoshimoto in Trouble

Level 9: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Hisashi Yoshimoto

Gerald Foo opened 5,000 on the cutoff, called by Hisashi Yoshimoto behind along with Paul Yugendra on the big blind.

Foo continued for 6,000 on flop Q 2 2 , called once more by Yoshimoto. Action back to Yugendra, he raised to 15,000, and saw both stick around to turn 5 .

Yugendra checked, prompting Foo to bet 30,000 and call Yoshimoto's shove behind for 68,500 total.


Hisashi Yoshimoto Q T

Gerald Foo K Q


A top pair battle, Foo's better kicker ran in play as river 7 offered no salvation for Yoshimoto.

PlayerChips
GF
Gerald FooSingapore [SGP]Singapore
265,000(106 BB)
PY
90,000(36 BB)
busted
Janette BeeJanette Bee
12/17/2024, 11:32:34 AM

Gerald Foo Raises the Stakes

Level 8: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
Gerald Foo

Gerald Foo opened utg, called behind by both Hisashi Yoshimoto and Baron Ha on the button. Foo continued for 5,500 on flop J 8 A , weeding none onto turn A . Foo this time checked, urging Yoshimoto to bet 10,000. Ha called behind, and faced a raise from Foo to 25,500. Both opponents surrendered, shipping Foo the pot.

PlayerChips
GF
Gerald FooSingapore [SGP]Singapore
134,000(67 BB)
110,000(55 BB)
BH
Baron HaCanada [CAN]Canada
109,000(55 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
12/17/2024, 11:29:22 AM

Yue Hin Lam Scores a Full Double Up

Level 8: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
Yue Hin Lam

With a pot of 56,000 centered around board J A K 8 , two stacks rushed to the middle - Yue Hin Lam at risk for his 72,000 stack against Hisashi Yoshimoto.


Yue Hin Lam 6 4

Hisashi Yoshimoto T 9


Lam dodged any scare cards on river Q and shipped the full double up with his flopped flush.

PlayerChips
200,000(100 BB)
87,000(44 BB)
Janette BeeJanette Bee
12/17/2024, 11:26:39 AM

Paul Yugendra Puts Tournament Life on the Line

Level 8: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000
Paul Yugendra

A pot of 40,000 brewed across board K Q 2 5 . Initial raiser Hisashi Yoshimoto led 15,000, and followed with a final 20,000 on river 3 . Paul Yugendra behind, called the initial street but shoved the rest by the second bet, denying Yoshimoto showdown.

PlayerChips
165,000(83 BB)
PY
152,500(76 BB)