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Takuma Sasaki

Japan

Blind level

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Entries

20/132

Total Chips

3,960,000

Average

198,000

Flight B

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/21/2025, 1:20:26 PM

Tan Kean Wei Picks Up a Stack

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

Takuma Sasaki opened on the hijack and committed the rest of his 47,000 stack after Tan Kean Wei raised all-in on the big blind.

Up for a flip, Tan instantly spiked a set on board 6♥ 8♦ 5♠ 4♣ T♠ , crushing Sasaki's dreams of advancing to Day 2.

Player	Hand	Chips
TK Tan Kean WeiMalaysia	5♦5♥ BB	106,000(42 BB)
TS Takuma SasakiJapan	A♣Q♥ HJ	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/21/2025, 12:01:53 PM

Player Chip Counts on Table 25

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

Player	Chips
JJ Jongbea Jang	178,000(119 BB)
PZ Paul ZehetleitnerAustria	170,000(113 BB)
MS Masataka SetoguchiJapan	114,500(76 BB)
TS Takuma SasakiJapan	40,500(27 BB)
BW Barry Wong Tsun HinHong Kong	39,000(26 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	30,000(20 BB)
KH Kaito HashimotoJapan	14,000(9 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/21/2025, 10:50:59 AM

Player Chip Counts on Table 25

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Player	Chips
JJ Jongbea Jang	130,700(109 BB)
PZ Paul ZehetleitnerAustria	116,500(97 BB)
MS Masataka SetoguchiJapan	110,600(92 BB)
TS Takuma SasakiJapan	78,700(66 BB)
NM Naohiro MatsudaJapan	38,200(32 BB)
AS An SangjinKorea (Republic of)	31,300(26 BB)
KH Kaito HashimotoJapan	30,700(26 BB)
JC Jaegeol ChoKorea (Republic of)	12,700(11 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/21/2025, 8:36:49 AM

Alexander Ugay Flops the World

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Alexander Ugay

With 20,300 in the middle spread across a turn board 8♣ 8♥ A♣ 3♦ , three way action saw Takuma Sasaki lead for 6,500 on the big blind. Alexander Ugay called behind and arrived at showdown shortly after no more bets went in on river T♣ .

Sasaki showed K♠ K♣ , no good against Ugay's flopped boat A♠ 8♦ .

Player	Chips
AU Alexander UgayRussian Federation	95,200(159 BB)
TS Takuma SasakiJapan	34,100(57 BB)