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Ichiyo Niwa

Japan

Blind level

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

Entries

21/141

Total Chips

4,230,000

Average

201,429

Flight B

SMPSMP

2/7/2025, 12:03:04 PM

Niwa Sent to the Rail While Lee Wins Multiway Hand

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Rancy Cyril Lee

Rancy Cyril Lee limped in from the hijack, Janno Alvarez raised to 13,000 from the cutoff, Ichiyo Niwa called with his remaining stack of 12,000 putting himself at risk and Lee called. Lee and Alvarez checked the flop, turn and river on the J♦ 9♣ K♥ 4♥ 5♣ runout.

Player	Hand	Chips
IN Ichiyo NiwaJapan	8♣8♦ D	busted
JA Janno AlvarezPhilippines	A♣Q♥ CO	146,000(37 BB)
RC Rancy Cyril Lee	K♦8♦ HJ	393,000(98 BB)

Janno had ace-high, Niwa had a pair, and Lee had top pair to send Niwa to the rail and win the pot.

SMPSMP

2/7/2025, 11:45:55 AM

Top Stacks

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

Player	Chips
RC Rancy Cyril Lee	338,000(113 BB)
ZY Zhifan Ye (2)China	278,000(93 BB)
RT Ricardo Torres (2)Philippines	270,500(90 BB)
JM Juan Mariano	270,000(90 BB)
IT Ivan TabucalPhilippines	195,000(65 BB)
AY Akihiro YamadaJapan	195,000(65 BB)
TN Tamon NakamuraJapan	193,000(64 BB)
JA Janno AlvarezPhilippines	175,000(58 BB)
DK Dk Kim KunwooKorea (Republic of)	174,500(58 BB)
SJ Seonghun JeongKorea (Republic of)	171,000(57 BB)
RJ Rick Jason AmbataPhilippines	169,000(56 BB)
SJ Simon Jeremy Dupin	167,000(56 BB)
NB Nikolai Babushkin	145,000(48 BB)
CH Claude HenoudCanada	140,000(47 BB)
GR Galvez RennielPhilippines	137,000(46 BB)
PJ Pee Jay ArateaPhilippines	124,000(41 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	122,000(41 BB)
YC Yufong ChenTaiwan	117,000(39 BB)
YK Yasuaki KimuraJapan	110,000(37 BB)
GB Ganbold BattulgaMongolia	109,000(36 BB)
JJ John Jay MagadanPhilippines	100,000(33 BB)
ED Edwin Dela CruzPhilippines	72,000(24 BB)
ED Emmanuel DerechoPhilippines	69,000(23 BB)
LE Lenart EcarmaPhilippines	66,000(22 BB)
KS Kei ShinagawaJapan	63,000(21 BB)
TS Taro SakaiJapan	62,000(21 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	60,000(20 BB)
SA Shuichi AkibaJapan	36,000(12 BB)
IN Ichiyo NiwaJapan	28,000(9 BB)