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Shinnya Arigai

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, 8:44:56 AM

Kwok Multiplies His Stack by Six

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

Sung Do Kwok

In a preflop confrontation Sung Do Kwok was all in for 500 from the small blind, Chia-Ching Lin was all in for 28,700 from the button and they were both up against Shinya Arigai who had a covering stack in the big blind.

Player	Hand	Chips
SD Sung Do KwokKorea (Republic of)	3♣4♥ SB	3,000(3 BB)
SA Shinnya ArigaiJapan	A♦J♠ BB	13,800(14 BB)
C Chia-ching LinChina	K♠Q♦ D	57,400(57 BB)

Board:6♣K♣5♣7♥Q♠

At the runout, Kwok had turned a straight to take the main pot of 3,000. Lin had the next best hand with two pair to take the side pot while Arigai was left short-stacked.