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Ichiyo Niwa

Japan

Bounty

Blind level

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

Entries

37/246

Total Chips

7,380,000

Average

199,459

Flight C

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 1:15:04 PM

End of Day 1C - Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips
KO Ko OkuboJapan	459,000(77 BB)
TN Taisuke NinaJapan	437,000(73 BB)
KS Kim SangjaeSouth Korea	425,000(71 BB)
RY Ryutaro YamamotoJapan	361,000(60 BB)
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	343,000(57 BB)
SL Seoha LeeSouth Korea	343,000(57 BB)
PF Peter FornerAustralia	339,000(57 BB)
RC Raul CorralSpain	294,000(49 BB)
JC John Clyde TanPhilippines	292,000(49 BB)
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	283,000(47 BB)
DB Dmitrii BelikovRussia	272,000(45 BB)
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	264,000(44 BB)
NN Nakayama NobuakiJapan	251,000(42 BB)
JK Jin KwonSouth Korea	234,000(39 BB)
AP Anastasios PavlouCyprus	231,000(39 BB)
GB Ganbold BattulgaMongolia	223,000(37 BB)
IT Ivan TabucalPhilippines	210,000(35 BB)
KF Kam Fung LeeHong Kong	197,000(33 BB)
IJ Ingeun JhoSouth Korea	170,000(28 BB)
CP Christopher PasionPhilippines	161,000(27 BB)
EA Ejiri AkihideJapan	150,000(25 BB)
JJ Joseroy JeremiasPhilippines	150,000(25 BB)
IL Icao LibertyPhilippines	141,000(24 BB)
AJ Alvin Jeff SembranoPhilippines	134,000(22 BB)
ZL Zackary LazarusCanada	106,000(18 BB)
KY Kazuki YamashitaJapan	103,000(17 BB)
BM Benjamin MangalimanPhilippines	102,000(17 BB)
IN Ichiyo NiwaJapan	98,000(16 BB)
HM Hiroyuki MatzusakiJapan	87,000(15 BB)
SA Shinnya ArigaiJapan	86,000(14 BB)
KH Kim HyunseongSouth Korea	85,000(14 BB)
JL Jack LiChina	82,000(14 BB)
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	79,000(13 BB)
JM Jason MagbanuaPhilippines	76,000(13 BB)
VJ Vasay JoemarkPhilippines	53,000(9 BB)
DS Dexter SantosPhilippines	47,000(8 BB)
DS Daiki ShirashimaJapan	22,000(4 BB)

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 11:39:37 AM

Current Top Stacks

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

Player	Chips
KS Kim Sangjae	419,000(140 BB)
SL Seoha Lee	389,000(130 BB)
KO Ko OkuboJapan	287,000(96 BB)
MC Michael CalunsodPhilippines	283,000(94 BB)
RC Raul CorralSpain	272,000(91 BB)
RY Ryutaro YamamotoJapan	265,000(88 BB)
TN Taisuke Nina	240,000(80 BB)
AP Anastasios PavlouCyprus	220,000(73 BB)
IL Icao LibertyPhilippines	218,000(73 BB)
LP Lemmor PatulotPhilippines	207,000(69 BB)
IJ Ingeun JhoSouth Korea	203,000(68 BB)
IN Ichiyo NiwaJapan	186,000(62 BB)
NN Nakayama Nobuaki	172,000(57 BB)
PF Peter FornerAustralia	163,000(54 BB)
EA Ejiri AkihideJapan	161,000(54 BB)
GB Ganbold BattulgaMongolia	159,000(53 BB)
DB Dmitrii BelikovRussia	146,000(49 BB)
JC John Clyde TanPhilippines	126,000(42 BB)
CP Christopher PasionPhilippines	105,000(35 BB)

SMPSMP

2/8/2025, 11:09:55 AM

Niwa Wins a Classic Flip

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

A player from the hijack opened to 5,000, Jeter Initia shoved for 80,000 from the button and Ichiyo Niwa called from the small blind while the hijack got out of the way.

Player	Hand	Chips
JI Jester InitiaPhilippines	A♥K♠	busted
IN Ichiyo NiwaJapan	Q♥Q♦	155,000(62 BB)

Board:4♦3♣J♦5♦3♠

Niwa’s pair of queens were good at showdown and he took the pot while Initia was sent to the rail.