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From the +1 position, Katsuhito Kawai of Japan shoves his newly acquired chips of 66,000 and it folds to the D where Florida's Leon Steward makes the call.

Kawai flips over K♥ J♥ while Steward shows 4♦ 4♠ and it is a coin-flip for the Japanese player’s tournament life.

The flop comes A♦ 2♥ K♠ as Kawai surges ahead. The turn is the J♦ to pad the lead and the river is the 8♥ for yet another growth in holdings.

Steward is now bleeding chips.

Korea’s Jong Seonghun opens from the +1 position for 20,000 as it folds to Katsuhito Kawai of Japan who commits his last 14,000 to the pot from the D. The Philippines’ Joey Pardales also calls from the SB as does big stack Leon Steward of Abkhazia from the BB.

The flop is 3♣ 2♦ 2♣ as Pardales checks. Steward bets 20,000 as Jong calls but Pardales comes in for a check-raise to 48,000. Steward calls but Jong folds. It is Heads Up to the turn for the side pot as the 9♥ arrives. Pardales goes all-in for his last 50,000 and Steward makes the call.

Pardales turns over 8♣ 8♦ while Steward needs help on the river as he tables A♥ 3♦ for a lower two pair.

The river card is the T♥ as the huge side pot is awarded to the Filipino.

For the main pot, Kawai shows Q♠ Q♥ for a quadruple up.

Steward’s stack takes a notable hit.