Japan, Dojima River ForumEVENT #26

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U Series Of Poker

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

10/5/2025, 8:46:28 PM

Rui Crowned Champion of the Amazing High Roller

Rui

The 2025 USOP Osaka Amazing High Roller concluded in thrilling fashion at Japan’s Dojima River Forum, as Korea’s Rui claimed victory in the festival’s most expensive buy-in event, etching his name into the tournament’s history books.

Rui entered the final table as the fifth-largest stack but quickly gained momentum, delivering a dominant performance by eliminating six opponents over the course of the final table.

His impressive run culminated in a swift heads-up duel that lasted just three hands, ultimately sending Kinako to the runner-up spot and securing Rui’s well-deserved championship.

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

10/5/2025, 8:32:12 PM

Kinako Sails Out in 2nd Place

Kinako

Kinako open-shoved on the button for 650,000 and was put at risk by Rui from the big blind.

Rui: J♦ 5♦

Kinako: 4♠ 4♥

Kinako picked up the lead with pocket fours and held control on the Q♦ 8♦ 3♠ flop, while Rui got a flush draw.

The T♥ landed on the turn, keeping Kinako’s hopes alive as long as he could avoid a diamond on the river.

But the deck had other plans, delivering the 6♦ to seal his fate and send him to the rail as the runner-up.

Player	Chips
R RuiSouth Korea	5,035,000
K KinakoJapan	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

10/5/2025, 8:29:59 PM

Heads-Up Chip Count

Level 20: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Player	Chips
R Rui	4,385,000(55 BB)
K KinakoJapan	500,000(6 BB)

Callum JuryCallum Jury

10/5/2025, 8:21:28 PM

Out-Kicked, Hajimechan Sent Home in Third

Level 19: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Hajimechan

Hajimechan got it all in for 1,030,000 from under the gun, with Rui looking to take his next victim calling from the button. They showed their hands:

Hajimechan: A♣ 8♥

Rui: A♠ J♠

The T♦ 3♣ K♦ 9♠ T♠ runout did little to help Hajimechan and he was sent to the payout desk in third place.

Player	Chips
R RuiJapan	4,535,000(76 BB)
H HajimechanJapan	busted

Callum JuryCallum Jury

10/5/2025, 8:16:11 PM

Aces Cracked Straight Down the Middle, Hashimoto Out in Fourth

Level 19: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Yasuhiro Hashimoto

Rui moved all in from the small blind for 2,850,000, with big blind Yasuhiro Hashimoto calling looking to double up. They showed their hands and Rui saw the bad news:

Hashimoto: A♣ A♦

Rui: Q♣ 8h:

The dealer spread the 9♠ Q♦ J♣ flop, with a straight draw on the horizon for Rui. Hashimoto's worst fears were confirmed when the T♦ came on the turn, completing the straight and knocking him out in fourth place.

Player	Chips
R RuiJapan	3,385,000(56 BB)
YH Yasuhiro HashimotoJapan	busted

Callum JuryCallum Jury

10/5/2025, 8:07:33 PM

Chip Counts for the Final Four

Level 19: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

10/5/2025, 8:00:16 PM

Muu Eliminated in 5th Place

Level 19: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Muu

Muu open-shoved for 650,000 from under the gun, and Rui also moved all in for 2,085,000 in the cutoff. After the remaining players folded, Muu was at risk against Rui.

Muu: K♥ Q♠

Rui: A♥ K♣

Rui picked up the lead with ace-high, but Muu took over the dominance on the T♠ 9♦ Q♦ flop. The turn brought a 3♣, leaving Rui looking for an ace or a jack to collect one more knockout.

The river favoured Rui as it rolled off the A♠, cracking Muu's flopped pair of queens and sending out in fifth place.

Player	Chips
R Rui	2,885,000(48 BB)
M Muu	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

10/5/2025, 7:58:17 PM

Break Time

The remaining five players are now on a 10-minute break.

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

10/5/2025, 7:40:27 PM

Wong Tim Lam Eliminated in 6th

Level 18: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Wong Tim Lam

Rui limpoed in from the small blind and Wong Tim Lam checked from the big blind.

A flop came T♠ J♥ T♥, and Rui checked to Lam, who bet 40,000. Rui then raised to 100,000, only to be jammed by Lam for 420,000. Rui snap-called to put his opponent at risk.

Wong Tim Lam: 8♥ 3♥

Rui: A♥ Q♥

Rui was ahead with flush and straight draws, leaving Lam drawing thin. The dealer sent a 6♣ on the turn, while Lam was still looking to spike an eight or three for his survival.

However, the river didn't cooperate as it bricked out a 4♠, sending Lam to the rail in sixth place.

Player	Chips
R RuiJapan	2,165,000(54 BB)
WT Wong Tim Lam	busted

Callum JuryCallum Jury

10/5/2025, 7:38:08 PM

Muu Doubles Through Kinako

Level 18: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Kinako moved all in from the button with 4♦ 4♥, with Muu from the big blind calling with 7♠ 7♥.

The dealer turned over T♥ J♠ 8♥ for the flop, opening up a straight draw and keeping Muu firmly ahead, wirth the 3♣ on the turn and 9♥ on the river improving him to a straight and securing the double.

Player	Chips
M MuuJapan	690,000(17 BB)
K KinakoJapan	275,000(7 BB)

Callum JuryCallum Jury

10/5/2025, 7:24:39 PM

Chip Count Update

Level 18: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Callum JuryCallum Jury

10/5/2025, 7:16:10 PM

Two Pair Takes it for Rui

Level 18: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Kinako raised to 80,000 from the cutoff and Rui called from the big blind.

The dealer fanned 3♥ T♠ K♠ for the glop and Rui checked, with Kinako checking behind.

On the J♥ turn, Rui led out for 75,000, instantly called by Kinako.

The 3♦ came on the river and both players checked through; Rui flipped over K♣ J♠ for top two pair, while Kinako couldn't complete his straight draw with Q♥ J♣.

Player	Chips
R RuiJapan	1,365,000(34 BB)
K KinakoJapan	490,000(12 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

10/5/2025, 7:09:13 PM

Kinako’s Eights Hold Up Against Muu

Level 17: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Kinako opened A♠ 8♦ on the button to 70,000 and Muu defended his big blind with A♦ Q♠.

On the 3♠ J♦ 8♥ flop, Kinako picked up a pair of eights. Action went check-check.

The turn came a board-pairing 3♥, and both players checked through to see the J♣ river, where Muu checked to Kinako, who fired 55,000. After thinking for a while, Muu dropped in the call.

Kinako raked in the pot with his flopped pair.

Player	Chips
K KinakoJapan	780,000(26 BB)
M MuuJapan	280,000(9 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

10/5/2025, 6:53:38 PM

Yuan Xu Eliminated in 7th Place

Level 17: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Yuan Xu shoved the cutoff for 35,000 and Kinako three-bet the button to 60,000. After a string of folds, Xu's tournament life was on the line against Kinako.

Kinako: Q♥ J♦

Yuan Xu: A♦ 3♠

Xu picked up the lead with ace-high and extended the dominance on the 3♦ 2♠ 8♣ flop, improving him to a pair of threes.

However, the dealer revealed the bad news on the Q♦ turn, connecting with Kinako's queen, leaving Xu drawing thin.

The river sealed Xu's fate with a J♥, blooming Kinako's pair to two pair and sending Xu to the rail.

Player	Chips
K KinakoJapan	655,000(22 BB)
YX Yuan XuChina	busted

Callum JuryCallum Jury

10/5/2025, 6:46:41 PM

Shobu Knocked Straight Out in 8th Place

Level 16: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Shobu

Big blind Shobu moved all-in for 160,000 and was called only by Rui in the cutoff, and they went to the second showdown in just a few hands at the Amazing High Roller final table:

Shobu: 6♠ 6♥

Rui: A♥ J♦

The dealer fanned out the Q♠ T♣ 2♠, giving Rui a straight draw but keeping Shobu marginally ahead.

The 4♦ came on the turn, changing little, but the K♦ on the river completed Rui's straight and eliminated Shobu in eighth place.

Player	Chips
R RuiJapan	1,200,000(60 BB)
S ShobuJapan	busted

Callum JuryCallum Jury

10/5/2025, 6:31:24 PM

Sam Lam Fung Eliminated in 9th Place by Three Bullets

Level 16: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Sam Lam Fung

Sam Lam Fung moved all-in for the remainder of his ~10,000 stack from the cutoff, and was three-bet to 40,000 from Tim Lam Wong, to folds around the rest of the table and cards went on their backs:

Sam Lam Fung: K♥ J♥

Tim Lam Wong: A♠ 8♦

The dealer turned over A♣ 6♦ A♥, spelling immediate trouble for Fung, who instantly saw the writing on the wall (or the felt). The 3♠ 7♦ runout changed nothing and he was eliminated, but still takes a healthy payday.

Player	Chips
WT Won Tim LamHong Kong	950,000(48 BB)
SL Sam Lam FungUnited Kingdom	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

10/5/2025, 6:24:25 PM

Xu’s Cowboys Keep Him Alive

Level 16: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Yuan Xu raised to 80,000 from under the gun and Fung Sam Lam called from early position.

On the Q♠ 5♠ 5♣ flop, Xu shoved for 5,000 and Lam snap-called.

Fung Sam Lam: K♣ Q♦

Yuan Xu: K♠ K♣

Xu picked up the lead with pocket kings against Lam's flopped pair of queens. The dealer revealed an A♥ on the turn, leaving Lam drawing to a queen.

Fortunately for Xu, the river came a 9♣, shipping the pot his way.

Player	Chips
FS Fung Sam LamUnited Kingdom	395,000(20 BB)
YX Yuan XuChina	180,000(9 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

10/5/2025, 6:07:48 PM

Hashimoto Crushes With Top Trips

Level 15: 10,000 / 15,000 ante: 15,000

Hashimoto raised to 35,000 from early position with A♠ Q♣ and Fung Sam Lam called from the hijack with 9♥ 9♣, as did Rui in the big blind with 8♦ 7♠.

A flop came A♥ A♣ 4♥, giving Hashimoto trip aces. Rui checked to Hashimoto, who continued with a bet of 40,000. Lam stuck around, and Rui folded.

A 6♥ hit on the turn, and Hashimoto fired another barrel of 60,000, which Lam dropped in the call.

When a K♣ filled out the board, action went check-check. Hashimoto revealed flopped trip aces and raked in the pot.

Player	Chips
H HashimotoJapan	735,000(49 BB)
FS Fung Sam LamUnited Kingdom	550,000(37 BB)
R RuiJapan	455,000(30 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

10/5/2025, 5:26:35 PM

Final Table is Set

The stage is ready for the final table. Chip counts are as follows.

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
FS Fung Sam LamUnited Kingdom	725,000		9
K KinakoJapan	710,000	1	1
H HajimechanJapan	835,000	2	2
M MuuJapan	565,000	3	3
R RuiSouth Korea	665,000	4	4
WT Won Tim LamHong Kong	900,000	5	5
H HashimotoJapan	270,000	6	6
S ShobuJapan	240,000	7	7
YX Yuan XuChina	125,000	8	8

Callum JuryCallum Jury

10/5/2025, 1:10:45 PM

Coverage Starting During Final Table

Somuchpoker will be covering this event, starting at the final nine which should be reached soon. Stay tuned for coverage until a winner is crowned, taking home a staggering 12,500,000 JPY!

Event starts 14:00 local time..