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Masashi Kanta

Japan

Blind level

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Entries

20/132

Total Chips

3,960,000

Average

198,000

Flight B

SMPSMP

3/15/2025, 10:59:44 AM

Table 23 Chip Counts

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
RC Rancy Cyril LeePhilippines	65,000(26 BB)	23	1
PC Pasion ChristopherPhilippines	57,500(23 BB)	23	2
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	128,000(51 BB)	23	3
MK Masashi KantaJapan	96,000(38 BB)	23	4
FV Felix Von RahdenGermany	17,500(7 BB)	23	5
RT Raymond TiuPhilippines	75,000(30 BB)	23	7
OK Okumura KenkiJapan	194,000(78 BB)	23	8

SMPSMP

3/15/2025, 10:22:22 AM

Top Chip Counts With 70 Players Left And Late Registration Closed

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

Having breached the PHP 3,000,000 guaranteed prize pool already and one more Flight getting ready to start right now, the remaining 70 players are all gunning to get one of today's 20 qualification spots to come back tomorrow at 1pm for Day 2 fighting for the crown.

Player	Chips
AF Alang Fu ZhenboChina	143,000(95 BB)
RS Ryuki ShiraseJapan	142,000(95 BB)
DR David Rene MarPhilippines	141,000(94 BB)
RV Roxanne Victorino	116,000(77 BB)
JK Jun KimKorea (Republic of)	115,500(77 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	112,000(75 BB)
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	111,000(74 BB)
MG Manuel GeronimoPhilippines	104,000(69 BB)
RV Renato Villanueva JrPhilippines	100,000(67 BB)
AC Aj Cris AcdalPhilippines	95,100(63 BB)
RT Ryan TanPhilippines	91,000(61 BB)
MK Masashi KantaJapan	85,000(57 BB)
OK Okumura KenkiJapan	84,000(56 BB)
RK Robert KuangPhilippines	78,000(52 BB)
PC Pasion ChristopherPhilippines	73,500(49 BB)
RC Rancy Cyril LeePhilippines	66,400(44 BB)
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	60,500(40 BB)

SMPSMP

3/15/2025, 8:58:29 AM

David Rene Mar Continues Ascend

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

David Rene Mar

Kanta Masashi opens 2,000 from the cutoff, small blind David Rene Mar increases to 6,500 and Kanta fills up to see the flop 2♣ 7♣ A♥ where a 6,000 c-bet from Mar gets the job done.

Player	Chips
DR David Rene MarPhilippines	65,600(66 BB)
MK Masashi KantaJapan	46,300(46 BB)

SMPSMP

3/15/2025, 8:17:05 AM

Kanta Masashi Doubles Up

Level 5: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Masashi Kanta

Picking up the action on the heads-up turn 7♠ T♣ 8♥ Q♥ with 6,800 in the pot, hijack Kim Gwanwoo leads 2,100 before button Kanta Masashi raises to 8,000. Kim calls, the board completes 6♣ and Kim check-calls Kanta's 15,500 all-in with A♥ Q♦ , but has to surrender the pot when Kanta flips over J♣ 9♣ straight.

Player	Chips
MK Masashi KantaJapan	53,800(90 BB)
KG Kim GwanwooKorea (Republic of)	5,600(9 BB)