Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #48

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Hiroki Kajiwara

Japan

Blind level

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Entries

44/291

Total Chips

8,730,000

Average

198,409

Flight C

SMPSMP

3/22/2025, 5:57:36 PM

End of Flight C - 44 Survivors

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Player	Chips
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	646,000(81 BB)
SL Suya LeeSouth Korea	550,000(69 BB)
WK Wanhee KangSouth Korea	505,000(63 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	453,500(57 BB)
CP Christopher PasionPhilippines	408,000(51 BB)
NC Nayeon ChoSouth Korea	384,000(48 BB)
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	375,000(47 BB)
KC Kim ChanhwiSouth Korea	330,000(41 BB)
JC Jaegeol ChoSouth Korea	325,000(41 BB)
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	313,000(39 BB)
CB Cheolmin ByeonSouth Korea	303,000(38 BB)
TK Takayuki KobaJapan	294,000(37 BB)
OJ Ong JingxiangSingapore	262,000(33 BB)
CC Choi Chang GiNetherlands	257,500(32 BB)
JP Jongju ParkSouth Korea	257,000(32 BB)
HP Hyunki ParkSouth Korea	249,500(31 BB)
ML Moosung LeeSouth Korea	219,000(27 BB)
HK Hiroki KajiwaraJapan	214,000(27 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	212,500(27 BB)
XC Xiong ChengUnited States of America	209,500(26 BB)
KK Kawai KatsuhitoJapan	184,500(23 BB)
ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	173,500(22 BB)
RF Roland FerrerPhilippines	167,500(21 BB)
TO Takuya OharaJapan	149,000(19 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	143,000(18 BB)
DK Donghyun KimSouth Korea	126,000(16 BB)
CK Chih Kai ChenTaiwan	108,000(14 BB)
FF Florin FilipRomania	101,000(13 BB)
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	100,000(13 BB)
MB Maurillo BulauitanPhilippines	89,000(11 BB)
SA Shinya ArigaiJapan	80,000(10 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	72,500(9 BB)
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	70,000(9 BB)
JL Junwoo LeeSouth Korea	57,500(7 BB)
JT Justine TalarocPhilippines	53,500(7 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	49,000(6 BB)
TU Takaaki UmemoriJapan	46,500(6 BB)
MM Mario MichaelsNamibia	46,000(6 BB)
EK Elmer KalaquianPhilippines	44,000(6 BB)
NB Nikolai BabushkinRussia	38,000(5 BB)
AF Alang Fu ZhenboChina	28,500(4 BB)
KN Kosuke NishihataJapan	13,000(2 BB)
JY Jun YongjinSouth Korea	10,500(1 BB)
HH Hata HyomaJapan	10,000(1 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/22/2025, 5:34:18 PM

Hiroki Kajiwara Doubles Through Masakazu Miyamoto

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Hiroki Kajiwara

With action folded to the blinds, Masakazu Miyamoto raised all-in and saw Hiroki Kajiwara risk his 105,000 stack right on bubble time.

Kajiwara ahead, scored the double up with a straight on board Q♠ 6♦ 9♠ T♠ J♦ just as the day is about to close.

Player	Hand	Chips
HK Hiroki KajiwaraJapan	K♥K♣ BB	218,000(27 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	A♠7♦ SB	124,000(16 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/22/2025, 4:51:13 PM

Quick Double for Hiroki Kajiwara

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Hiroki Kajiwara pushed his last 53,000 against an open and was met with another shove behind from Takuya Ohara. Initial raiser opted out, leaving the two to showdown.

Kajiwara a favorite to win, smooth sailed to victory on board A♦ 4♣ A♠ 9♣ 5♦ , earning him more room to breathe.

Player	Hand	Chips
HK Hiroki KajiwaraJapan	K♥K♠ HJ	133,000(22 BB)
TO Takuya OharaJapan	J♦J♥ CO	59,400(10 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/22/2025, 4:08:12 PM

Chip Count Update

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Player	Chips
CB Cheolmin ByeonSouth Korea	462,000(77 BB)
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	450,000(75 BB)
SL Suya LeeSouth Korea	444,000(74 BB)
CP Christopher PasionPhilippines	371,500(62 BB)
CG Chang Gi Choi	344,000(57 BB)
HP Hyunki ParkSouth Korea	331,500(55 BB)
MM Masakazu MiyamotoJapan	290,000(48 BB)
XC Xiong ChengUnited States of America	285,000(48 BB)
FZ Fu Zhenbo Alang	280,000(47 BB)
AP Ashley PattersonUnited Kingdom	275,000(46 BB)
NC Nayeon ChoSouth Korea	265,000(44 BB)
JC Jaegeol ChoSouth Korea	252,500(42 BB)
FF Florin FilipRomania	248,500(41 BB)
ML Moosung LeeSouth Korea	247,000(41 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	240,000(40 BB)
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	236,500(39 BB)
KC Kim ChanhwiSouth Korea	223,500(37 BB)
JP Jongju ParkSouth Korea	213,000(36 BB)
WK Wanhee KangSouth Korea	186,000(31 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	185,000(31 BB)
DA David AngPhilippines	175,000(29 BB)
PW Patrick WahlquistDenmark	172,500(29 BB)
RF Roland FerrerPhilippines	163,000(27 BB)
DK Donghyun KimSouth Korea	161,000(27 BB)
TK Takayuki KobaJapan	157,000(26 BB)
CK Chih Kai ChenTaiwan	138,000(23 BB)
KK Kawai KatsuhitoJapan	134,000(22 BB)
NB Nikolai BabushkinRussia	128,500(21 BB)
OJ Ong JingxiangSingapore	122,000(20 BB)
TO Takuya OharaJapan	114,500(19 BB)
JL Junwoo LeeSouth Korea	108,500(18 BB)
SA Seitaro AsoJapan	108,500(18 BB)
JT Justine TalarocPhilippines	107,000(18 BB)
MM Mario MichaelsNamibia	88,000(15 BB)
AA Aj AcdalPhilippines	87,500(15 BB)
TU Takaaki UmemoriJapan	86,000(14 BB)
MB Maurillo BulauitanPhilippines	82,000(14 BB)
HH Hata Hyoma	74,000(12 BB)
ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	65,000(11 BB)
CR Czardy RiveraPhilippines	58,000(10 BB)
HK Hiroki KajiwaraJapan	55,000(9 BB)
TA Taruli AritonaIndonesia	54,000(9 BB)
EK Elmer KalaquianPhilippines	53,000(9 BB)
KN Kosuke NishihataJapan	53,000(9 BB)
SA Shinya ArigaiJapan	44,500(7 BB)
MB Michael BuezaPhilippines	43,000(7 BB)
JY Jun YongjinSouth Korea	42,500(7 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	39,000(7 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/22/2025, 2:48:01 PM

Player Chip Counts on Table 22

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

Player	Chips
NC Nayeon ChoSouth Korea	375,000(125 BB)
JH Junseon HwangSouth Korea	151,500(51 BB)
DK Donghyun KimSouth Korea	103,000(34 BB)
IS Iwabuchi ShotaroJapan	81,000(27 BB)
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	76,500(26 BB)
TH Tatsuhiko HayashiJapan	59,500(20 BB)
MM Mario MichaelsNamibia	56,000(19 BB)
HK Hiroki KajiwaraJapan	40,500(14 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/22/2025, 2:11:51 PM

Hiroki Kajiwara Survives Flip

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

Hiroki Kajiwara

Hiroki Kajiwara pushed his remaining 33,000 on the small blind against Leonardo Drago's button open and saw the latter call off.

A 50-50 spot, board K♦ 4♥ 4♣ ah A♠ ran in favor of Kajiwara's overcards, landing him a full house to secure the double up.

Player	Hand	Chips
HK Hiroki KajiwaraJapan	A♦8♥ SB	72,000(24 BB)
LD Leonardo DragoItaly	7♦7♥ D	75,000(25 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/22/2025, 9:07:58 AM

Top Chip Counts

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Player	Chips
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	180,600(181 BB)
BM Benjamin MangalimanPhilippines	144,200(144 BB)
RH Rui HanazawaJapan	131,700(132 BB)
KJ Kyungsun JungSouth Korea	104,700(105 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	104,600(105 BB)
LN Le Ngoc KhanhViet Nam	102,600(103 BB)
NC Nayeon ChoSouth Korea	99,800(100 BB)
CK Chih Kai ChenTaiwan	97,100(97 BB)
HK Hiroki KajiwaraJapan	92,000(92 BB)
JH Junseon Hwang	91,600(92 BB)
DA David AngPhilippines	85,500(86 BB)
IS Iwabuchi Shotaro	84,800(85 BB)
AY Akihiro YamadaJapan	79,600(80 BB)
WK Wanhee KangSouth Korea	77,600(78 BB)
TA Takumi Asahara	72,300(72 BB)
MI Minami Issho	71,000(71 BB)
SL Suya LeeSouth Korea	70,500(71 BB)
YS Yoshiki ShimonoJapan	70,000(70 BB)
ED Edwin Dela CruzPhilippines	68,000(68 BB)
EY Edison YuPhilippines	66,000(66 BB)
DY Darren YuPhilippines	63,600(64 BB)
SK Sergei KorzhenkoRussia	61,600(62 BB)
ES Emmanuel SegismundoPhilippines	60,300(60 BB)
TK Takayuki KobaJapan	59,500(60 BB)
VM Vamerdino MagsakayPhilippines	58,000(58 BB)
HH Hata Hyoma	55,000(55 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/22/2025, 7:37:59 AM

Tatsuhiko Hayashi Rivers Quads

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

With a pot of 11,700 in the middle on flop J♠ J♥ 9♥ , three way action was checked to Tatsuhiko Hayashi on the button, prompting him to bet 4,000. Both Hiroki Kajiwara and Jihun Choi made the call, and headed to turn 4♥ . All three checked it through to river J♣ , where Choi gunned for a final 15,000.

Hayashi, holding the stone-cold nuts with A♥ J♦ , mistakenly just called, and as a result, received a six-hand penalty. His quads of jacks however, ultimately crushed Choi's Q♥ Q♠ , securing him the pot and a brief break before he returned to action.

Player	Chips
TH Tatsuhiko HayashiJapan	56,600(113 BB)
JC Jihun Choi	28,900(58 BB)
HK Hiroki KajiwaraJapan	24,700(49 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/22/2025, 5:53:35 AM

Easy Takedown by Jihun Choi

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Another three players limped ahead and faced a 2,500 raise from Jihun Choi on the big blind. Myunghwan Han and Hiroki Kajiwara continued to flop A♠ 4♣ 6♥ but also surrendered after Choi fired a bet of 5,500.

Player	Chips
HK Hiroki KajiwaraJapan	45,800(153 BB)
JC Jihun Choi	37,500(125 BB)
MH Myunghwan Han	34,700(116 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

3/22/2025, 5:31:59 AM

Hiroki Kajiwara Bets for Value

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Hiroki Kajiwara

Vying for a pot of 11,300 across a completed board of J♠ K♣ 8♣ 3♦ A♣ , three way action was checked to Hiroki Kajiwara on the button, pushing him to make a final attempt for 8,300. Mario Michaels on the big blind, gave it a thought and eventually found the call, only to muck as Kajiwara tabled two pair A♥ J♥ .

Player	Chips
HK Hiroki KajiwaraJapan	54,100(271 BB)
MM Mario MichaelsNamibia	32,200(161 BB)