Mystery DRAGON (20,000 JPY)

Leading Day 1B of the Mystery Dragon event is Japan's own Sojiro, bagging up around 650,000 chips to start the day with tomorrow. He managed to surge into the lead right at the end of the day, pipping previous leader Maasa at the post after a precisely executed all-in call on him on the river.

Just 18 survived out of the 156 Day 1B entrants of the Mystery Dragon event, combined with the 15 survivors of Day 1A's 134, there'll be four tables in play when the final day kicks off at 12:00 p.m. tomorrow.

Stay tuned for a comprehensive chip count and recap of the day's action.

Takamaru raised to 16,000 from middle position, and cutoff Maasa three-bet to 45,000. Takamaru thought on it for a moment before counting out the call.

Takamaru checked the 5♦ 5♠ 3♠ flop, but when Maasa placed eight 25,000 chips into the middle, he moved the entirety of his short stack in to make the call:

Takamaru: J♠ J♣

Maasa: K♠ Q♦

The remainder of the 2♠ T♦ runout kept Takamaru ahead and secured him the full double from Maasa.

On a board of 2♥ 2♦ 8♦ A♥, three players check-folded button Opm.Se7en's 20,000 bet. Only small blind Masamisama called.

Once the 9♣ hit the felt, Masamisama placed his entire ~49,000 stack into the middle, following by a relatively quick call from Opm once the chip count was established.

Opm saw the bad news and shipped a solid portion of his chips upon seeing Masamisama had made trips on the flop, with his 9♥ 2♠ hole cards.

With a pile of chips in the middle, Haruharu shoved the button for 67,000 and was put at risk by So from the big blind.

So: A♠ 9♥

Haruharu: A♠ Q♥

Haruharu picked up the lead with a stronger queen kicker and maintained the dominance on the K♣ 7♣ 4♥ flop.

However, the dealer delivered the bad news to Haruharu with a 9♦ turn, connecting with So's nine. The deck sent the A♥ river, confirming Haruharu's elimination from the tournament.

Eonmok Kim raised to 10,500 from under the gun, only to be three-bet to 40,000 by Maasa in the small blind. Kim responded with a shove for the remainder of his ~75,000 stack, which Maasa promptly called:

Eonmok Kim: A♥ 5♥

Maasa: Q♥ Q♦

The 6♣ 5♠ 4♣ 6♦ 3♠ board ran out clean for Maasa, adding a healthy boost to her stack and knocking out Kim.

Sagawa raised to 7,500 from under the gun and only big blind Jeong Haeun stuck around with a call.

Haeun check-called a 4,000 continuation-bet from Sagawa once the T♠ 6♣ 4♦ hit the felt.

Action repeated on the 7♥ turn, this time to the tune of 12,000.

Both players checked on the A♦ river, with Haeun showing T♣ 9♦ for top pair, but being out-kicked by Sagawa's Q♥ T♥.

King made it 3,000 to go from under the gun and Umauma called from the small blind. Hana Lee then three-bet to 6,000 in the big blind. King and Umauma came along for the ride.

On the 7♦ 6♠ K♥ flop, Umauma checked to Lee, who continued for 7,000. King stuck around and Umauma folded.

When a Q♠ landed on the river, Lee fired out another barrel of 12,000. King then jammed for 40,000, sending Lee into a tough situation. After thinking for a while, Lee let go of her cards.

Korin raised. to 4,000 from middl position and faced a 15,000 three-bet from button "Opm.Se7en", which she called.

Opm fired off again following the 9♣ 8♣ 6♠ flop, this time to the tune of around 30,000. Korin took a moment to check her cards before ultimately sliding them face down back to the dealer.

Opm flicked over his pocket jacks with a reassuring nod while he scooped up the chips.

Caz limped in from the hijack and Okera shoved all in for 37,000 from the small blind. After thinking for a while, Caz pushed all his chips for 40,000, putting Okera at risk.

Caz: Q♣ J♣

Okera: 7♦ 7♣

Okera picked up the lead with pocket sevens against Caz's queen-high and held control on the T♣ 6♦ 2♦ flop. The A♠ landed on the turn, leaving Caz drawing to a queen or jack.

The deck secured a double-up for Okera with a 9♣ river, forcing Caz to cough up the chips to his tablemate.

Caz was left with only 3,000 chips to continue his tournament run.

Mx open-shoved for 19,000 from middle position and Duy Manh Ho called in the hijack.

Mx: K♠ 9♦

Duy Manh Ho: Q♥ Q♦

Ho was far ahead with pocket kings and maintained the dominance on the 6♦ 9♣ J♣ flop even though Mx improved to a pair of nines.

The 5♦ hit on the turn, leaving Mx drawing thin. The T♦ river sealed Mx's fate and sent him out of the field.

Registration has now closed for Day 1B, taking the total final entries for this flight to 124.

Players are on a 10-minute break now.

Hana Lee opened the hijack to 2,400, only to be jammed by Jiro for 13,800 from the small blind. Lee dropped in the call to put the Japanese player at risk.

Jiro: A♠ 2♦

Hana Lee: A♣ 8♣

Jiro was behind with his deuce kicker against Lee's eight. The dealer sent a 5♣ T♣ 5♠ flop, giving Lee a flush draw.

The deck brought good news for Lee with the 7♣ on the turn, completing her flush. Jiro was already on his feet when the 6♠ landed on the river, confirming his elimination.

Hijack KJ Shark raised to 2,400 and two calls came from Pass and Fuu in the blinds.

On the 5♥ 8♦ 6♦ flop, KJ Shark check-called and Fuu folded Pass' 3,000 bet.

Action slowed as both players opted to check the last two streets and went to showdown.

He Yu from the cutoff, 131313 on the button, and Shiban from the small blind called. Sakuragi Sakura checked over from the big blind.

Four players checked to the river on the 6♠ 5♣ 2♣ 3♣ 2♦ board, where action checked to Sakura, who bet 5,000. Tenteki called. 131313 then shoved for 18,000, and only Tenteki dropped in the call.

131313 quickly tabled a full house with 6♥ 6♣ to overcome Tenteki's J♥ J♣.

'Can' opened to 2,000 from under the gun and received calls from cutoff Umauma and big blind Okela.

Play checked through the 3♦ K♣ 4♠ flop until they reached the T♦ turn; Okela check-called Can's 3,500 bet, Umauma stuck around too.

The dealer placed the 2♦ for the river; Okela check-shoved (for 11,500) Can's 6,000 bet; Umauma got out of the way, whilst Can called, looking to eliminate him. They showed their hands:

Okela: 7♠ T♣

Can: K♦ K♥

Okela was swiftly out of the venue after seeing Can's flopped set.

Hijack Rikuto opened to 2,000 and received three callers: Pauda in the cutoff, small blind Sagawa and big blind Sayuri.

The dealer flipped over 7♠ 7♣ 3♠ for the flop, and Sagawa checked, with Sayuri checking behind. Rikuto then sent 3,500 into the middle, and Pauda called. Sagawa then fired off 7,000, prompting the rest of the players to concede the pot.

Event starts 17:00 local time...