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Jihun Choi

Korea (Republic of)

Blind level

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

Entries

59/396

Total Chips

11,880,000

Average

201,356

Flight C

Noel ZarateNoel Zarate

6/14/2025, 4:41:41 AM

Okazaki with One Bet

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Japan’s Shohei Murao opens it up from UTG for 600 and gets called by Choi Jihun of Korea in the +1 position and another Japanese player in Koji Okazaki in the BB.

The flop is K♦ 5♣ T♦ as all three check. The turn is the 5♥ as Okazaki bets 800 and it’s enough to take down the pot.

Player	Hand	Chips
SM Shohei MuraoJapan	UTG	28,300(283 BB)
JC Jihun ChoiKorea (Republic of)	UTG+1	17,100(171 BB)
KO Koji OkazakiJapan	BB	30,600(306 BB)

Noel ZarateNoel Zarate

6/14/2025, 4:38:07 AM

Eights Hold for Henoud

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

In early action, Canada’s Claude Henoud opens from the HJ for 600 and gets re-raised in the SB Choi Jihun of Korea to 3,100. It folds back to Henoud who calls.

The flop comes 7♥ 6♦ T♣ as Choi continues for 1,600. Henoud calls. The turn is the J♠ as now the Korean makes it 5,000 to go. Henoud still sticks around. The river is the T♦ and this time, both players check.

The Canadian shows 8♣ 8♦ as Choi mucks.

Player	Hand	Chips
CH Claude HenoudCanada	HJ	40,700(407 BB)
JC Jihun ChoiKorea (Republic of)	SB	20,400(204 BB)

Noel ZarateNoel Zarate

6/14/2025, 4:18:16 AM

Early Birds

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Player	Chips
TH Takumi HashimotoJapan	30,000(300 BB)
AS Abhijeet ShettyIndia	30,000(300 BB)
AL Anacleto Lito QuijanoPhilippines	30,000(300 BB)
JP Jonathan Pickering (2)United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	30,000(300 BB)
FA Frd Aso SeitaroJapan	30,000(300 BB)
JY Junya YamadaJapan	30,000(300 BB)
KJ Kunal JainIndia	30,000(300 BB)
AA Alfie AdamUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	30,000(300 BB)
LL Larry LatigayPhilippines	30,000(300 BB)
YJ Yunhyeok JungKorea (Republic of)	30,000(300 BB)
FJ Feng Ji ChuaSingapore	30,000(300 BB)
JH John Harold BeveridgeCanada	30,000(300 BB)
JC June CaberoyPhilippines	30,000(300 BB)
SS Shunsuke ShimakuraJapan	30,000(300 BB)
HS Hiroyuki SasakiJapan	30,000(300 BB)
RP Rasid PaitaoPhilippines	30,000(300 BB)
MC Matthew ChadwickUnited States of America	30,000(300 BB)
AB Akhil BahadurIndia	30,000(300 BB)
DA Dave AguilaPhilippines	30,000(300 BB)
EA Edgar AtienzaPhilippines	30,000(300 BB)
HP Huang Po HeTaiwan	30,000(300 BB)
YS Yasuto SuzukiJapan	30,000(300 BB)
MW Markus WolterGermany	30,000(300 BB)
GI Gregory IsraelBelgium	30,000(300 BB)
KO Koji OkazakiJapan	30,000(300 BB)
JC Jihun ChoiKorea (Republic of)	30,000(300 BB)
GJ Gun JegalKorea (Republic of)	30,000(300 BB)
JC Joshua ChargualafGuam	30,000(300 BB)
TH Tomohiko HatanoJapan	30,000(300 BB)