Main Event - Flight B
Derecho's prediction comes to fruition

Folded to the HJ, Filipino ace Vam Magsakay raises to 2,700 and is called by Filipino-Australian Emmanuel Derecho (D), Japan's Ito Kazuki (SB) and Tomoya Kakihara (BB).
The flop is Q♣ 5♥ A♠ as it gets checked around to Derecho who leads out for 4,200. Kazuki is the only one who calls.
Heads Up to the turn of 6♣ , Kazuki checks again as Derecho unleashes 15,000 which is still called by Kazuki.
The river card is the K♦ and this time Derecho puts his opponent all in with a bet of 100,000. Kazuki still calls for his tournament life.
Derecho excitedly turns over J♣ T♣ for a made Broadway straight via gutshot on the river. An astonished Kazuki gets booted out holdng A♦ 8♣ .
Derecho later said that he knew he was going to win that hand even before it started, hence the heavy betting until the end when his prediction finally happened.
Player | Chips |
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ED Emamanuel Derecho | 182,000(152 BB) |
VM Vamerdino Magsakay | 72,000(60 BB) |
TK Tomoya Kakihara | 65,000(54 BB) |
IK Ito Kazuki | busted |