Main Event - Day 2
Kakihara breaches 1M, eliminates Lane

Chip leader Tomoya Kakihara of Japan raises to 16,000 from the HJ and gets two callers in American Ronald Lane in the CO and fellow Japanese player Yoshifumi Sasaki on the D.
The flop comes 8♠ A♠ 4♥ . Kakihara makes a CBet to 20,000 and Lane announces that he is all-in for 107,000. Yoshifumi folds and Kakihara snap calls the American.
Lane turns over 6♥ 6♣ while Kakihara shows A♣ 8♥ for top two pairs on the flop.
The next two cards are the Q♥ and the 5♥ as the American is busted out and Kakihara becomes the first player to hit holdings of seven figures.
Player | Chips |
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TK Tomoya Kakihara | 1,190,000(149 BB) |
YS Yoshifumi Sasaki | 710,000(89 BB) |
RA Ronald Ashley Lane | 122,000(15 BB) |
Lane loses to Ishihara's one-outer

When the action got folded to the Button of Masanori Ishihara, the Japanese player puts in a raise to 16,000. At the BB, American Ronald Lane re-raises all-in for 327,000 covering Ishihara, who makes the call.
Lane shows K♥ Q♥ while Ishihara tables Q♦ Q♠ .
The first three community cards gives the lead to Lane: 6♣ K♦ 4♥ .
The turn is the 5♦ but the river brings the case card that Ishihara needed for the mircle: Q♣
The one-outer severely dents Lane while Ishihara now creeps up on the big stacks.
Player | Chips |
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MI Masanori Ishihara | 414,000(52 BB) |
RA Ronald Ashley Lane | 122,000(15 BB) |
Kakihara takes chip lead

Nearing Day 2's first break, the action shifts to Japan's Masanori Ishihara as he raises from the CO to 12,000. Fellow Japanese player Tomoya Kakihara re-pops it 25,000 as Ronald Lane of the United States makes the call from the BB. Ishihara 4-bets to 100,000. This time, the blinds opt to just call.
The flop comes 9♥ 9♦ 7♠ as all check.
The turn is the 3♠ and Kakihara leads out for 75,000.
Lane ends up burning two of his five allotted time bank cards to ponder his decision, but ultimately decides to fold. Ishihara follows suit.
With that pot, Kakihara is now the new Main Event chip leader.
Player | Chips |
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TK Tomoya Kakihara | 935,000(156 BB) |
RA Ronald Ashley Lane | 254,000(42 BB) |
MI Masanori Ishihara | 210,000(35 BB) |
Main Event - Flight C
The qualifiers from Day 1C of the Main Event
Meet the 38 players who advanced to Day 2
Player | Chips |
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WY William Ysmael | 733,000(147 BB) |
TK Tomoya Kakihara | 469,000(94 BB) |
BW Barry Wong | 459,000(92 BB) |
ER Euryd Rivera | 376,000(75 BB) |
MI Masanori Ishihara | 367,000(73 BB) |
RA Ronald Ashley Lane | 364,000(73 BB) |
CL Craig Landry | 352,000(70 BB) |
JL Jessie Leonarez | 338,000(68 BB) |
PJ Park Jinkyu | 297,000(59 BB) |
YS Yoshifumi Sasaki | 268,000(54 BB) |
TG Terry Gonzaga | 258,000(52 BB) |
MC Moses Calma Saquing | 228,000(46 BB) |
RM Ryan Ming Hong | 226,000(45 BB) |
JH Jacky Ho | 224,000(45 BB) |
JL Jack Li-Yinding | 214,000(43 BB) |
AC Andre Cherbonnier | 202,000(40 BB) |
CL Christian Lortie | 167,000(33 BB) |
BC Bernard Chua | 155,000(31 BB) |
PS Park Se Han | 153,000(31 BB) |
WW Warrick Wee (2) | 123,000(25 BB) |
YH Yuki Homma | 122,000(24 BB) |
RM Rishi Mirpuri | 120,000(24 BB) |
MG Michael Gabby Concepcion | 115,000(23 BB) |
JN Jason Ng Tze Wei | 90,000(18 BB) |
MG Manuel Geronimo | 87,000(17 BB) |
YK Yujin Komagata | 86,000(17 BB) |
AL Aaron Lam Weiming | 83,000(17 BB) |
TF Tobias Fabech | 81,000(16 BB) |
KT Koji Takagi | 81,000(16 BB) |
KH Kengo Hirui | 76,000(15 BB) |
LE Lenart Ecarma | 75,000(15 BB) |
AL Alexander Lai (2) | 69,000(14 BB) |
TS Tsubaki Sannomiya | 68,000(14 BB) |
PT Paul Tadina | 58,000(12 BB) |
DB Devid Berlin | 53,000(11 BB) |
TZ Teo Zi Sheng | 51,000(10 BB) |
QA Quijano Anacleto | 22,000(4 BB) |
SS Satoshi Sugimoto | 4,000(1 BB) |
De la Cruz busted by Lane

American Ronald Lane makes a raise from UTG for 15,000 and gets called by two Filipinos in Manuel Geronimo from the Button and Edwin de la Cruz in the BB.
The flop comes 2♠ 2♦ 9♣ as de la Cruz checks. Lane CBets to 30,000 making Geronimo fold. De la Cruz ships his remaining 20,000 in the middle for his tournament life.
Lane shows T♥ T♦ with a dismayed de la Cruz turning over K♠ 9♠ for top pair on the flop.
Needing a king, a nine or running cards to make a flush, the poker gods didn't hear his plea and instead rolled out the 5♥ and the 4♣ busting Filipino just short of Day 2.
Player | Chips |
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RA Ronald Ashley Lane | 405,000(81 BB) |
MG Manuel Geronimo | 115,000(23 BB) |
ED Edwin Dela Cruz | busted |
Galang's cowboys hit Lane

Daryl Galang of the Philippines raises from the CO to 1,600 and gets a call from the SB of American Ronald Lane.
The flop is 9♣ 9♥ T♣ . Lane checks and Galang CBets to 1,600. Lane calls.
The turn is the Q♠ as Lane checks again and Galang fires again, this time for 4,500. Lane calls anew.
The river is the 5♥. Lane checks a third time and Galang blasts 13,000 into the middle. Lane still calls.
The Filipino tables K♠ K♥ as Lane mucks.
Player | Chips |
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DG Daryl Galang | 56,000(112 BB) |
RA Ronald Ashley Lane | 16,000(32 BB) |