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Masaaki Hibino

Japan

Blind level

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

Entries

47/311

Total Chips

9,330,000

Average

198,511

Flight B

Noel ZarateNoel Zarate

6/13/2025, 9:39:15 AM

Dhingra Cripples Masaaki on River

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Arjun Dhingra

India’s Arjun Dhingra commits the last of his 27,000 stack into the pot and is up against Hibino Masaaki of Japan for his tournament life.

Dhingra has K♣ J♣ while it’s a coin-flip against Masaaki’s T♥ T♣ .

The runout was going so well for the Japanese player: 8♥ 7♦ 4♠ 2♥ but then the river card brings in the K♦ to allow the Indian to double up and reduce Masaaki’s stack to nearly nothing.

Player	Hand	Chips
AD Arjun DhingraIndia	D	55,800(47 BB)
MH Masaaki HibinoJapan	BB	2,100(2 BB)

Noel ZarateNoel Zarate

6/13/2025, 5:48:27 AM

Table 22 Chip Counts

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
KS Kim SeunghyunKorea (Republic of)	42,400(141 BB)	22	1
KS Kyu Suk ShinKorea (Republic of)	21,000(70 BB)	22	2
KB Kang BeomhuiKorea (Republic of)	28,200(94 BB)	22	3
YH Yoichi HayashiJapan	30,000(100 BB)	22	4
MH Masaaki HibinoJapan	25,900(86 BB)	22	5
WJ Wendell Jhann BartePhilippines	28,600(95 BB)	22	6
CD Christopher De LaraPhilippines	29,800(99 BB)	22	7
WL Wei LeeSingapore	42,300(141 BB)	22	8
EB Edgar BasilioPhilippines	29,000(97 BB)	22	9

Noel ZarateNoel Zarate

6/13/2025, 5:48:27 AM

Table 22 Chip Counts

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
KS Kim SeunghyunKorea (Republic of)	42,400(141 BB)	22	1
KS Kyu Suk ShinKorea (Republic of)	21,000(70 BB)	22	2
KB Kang BeomhuiKorea (Republic of)	28,200(94 BB)	22	3
YH Yoichi HayashiJapan	30,000(100 BB)	22	4
MH Masaaki HibinoJapan	25,900(86 BB)	22	5
WJ Wendell Jhann BartePhilippines	28,600(95 BB)	22	6
CD Christopher De LaraPhilippines	29,800(99 BB)	22	7
WL Wei LeeSingapore	42,300(141 BB)	22	8
EB Edgar BasilioPhilippines	29,000(97 BB)	22	9

Noel ZarateNoel Zarate

6/13/2025, 5:22:45 AM

De Lara Outmuscles Masaaki

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Japan’s Hibino Masaaki raises it to 700 from the +2 position and gets called by Christopher de Lara of the Philippines in the CO and the player in the BB.

The flop comes K♥ 8♦ 4♥ as the BB checks. Masaaki continues for 1,000 and gets called by de Lara. The BB folds. It is Heads-up to the turn where the 7♥ arrives. Masaaki checks and the Filipino fires 3,100. Masaaki folds.

Player	Chips
MH Masaaki HibinoJapan	25,900(130 BB)
CD Christopher De LaraPhilippines	24,300(122 BB)