World Poker Tour

Hayato Kitajima

Japan

Bounty

Blind level

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Entries

42/334

Total Chips

13,360,000

Average

318,095

D1A

Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon

2/14/2025, 5:00:47 PM

Hayato Kitajima Keeps Up The Pressure

Level 17: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Action folds around to button player Jacopo Eutizi, he raises it up to 20,000. Small blind Hayato Kitajima likes his cards as well and three-bets 45,000, Eutizi calls. At the flop 9♣ 7♥ 9♠ , Kitajima continues for 75,000 and wins the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips
HK Hayato KitajimaJapan	450,000(45 BB)
JE Jacopo EutiziItaly	228,000(23 BB)

Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon

2/14/2025, 1:54:36 PM

Martin Zheng Wei Ng Leads the Field at the Break with 447,000

Level 13: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

A scan of the field during the break turned up nine players with at least 300K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

Player	Chips
MN Martin NgSingapore	447,000(112 BB)
KK Kimsour KongCambodia	435,000(109 BB)
RG Rajesh GoyalIndia	413,000(103 BB)
NZ Neng ZhaoAustralia	361,000(90 BB)
XY Xin YuanChina	349,000(87 BB)
RF Rudolf FourieSouth Africa	343,000(86 BB)
AH Ali HassanSaint Kitts and Nevis	342,000(86 BB)
KV Kou VangUnited States of America	333,000(83 BB)
HK Hayato KitajimaJapan	313,000(78 BB)

Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon

2/14/2025, 12:06:16 PM

Hayato Kitajima Sweeps It Up

Level 10: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Catching the action on a board showing 2♠ K♣ 4♥ K♥ with one player all in. The main pot is 53,000. Hayato Kitajima bets 17,000 and wins the 30,000 side pot. At showdown, Kitajima has 9♣ 9♠ , all in player with J♠ T♠ , the river

A♠ ensures the win for Kitajima.

Player	Chips
HK Hayato KitajimaJapan	122,000(61 BB)