
Final Day
Easy Double for Jhun Aballa

Facing an open and a call, Michihiko Matsuda on the big blind, sent out a 50,000 three bet, and called 46,000 more after initial raiser Jhun Aballa moved all-in.
Aballa in no sweat, shipped the win quickly on board A♦ 8♥ K♠ 9♣ 6♥ , leaving Matsuda down short.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
JA Jhun Aballa | J♠J♣ HJ | 216,000(36 BB) |
MM Michihiko Matsuda | 7♥7♣ BB | 53,000(9 BB) |
Flight A
End-of-Day 1a Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
PC Peter Chung (4) | 395,000(66 BB) |
JJ John Jay Magadan | 351,000(59 BB) |
DK Daito Kamei | 258,000(43 BB) |
MM Michihiko Matsuda | 202,000(34 BB) |
TJ Taehyun Jang | 162,000(27 BB) |
AK Akihiro Kawaguchi | 145,000(24 BB) |
RR Rey Roca | 123,000(21 BB) |
HT Ho-Tai Tsai | 120,000(20 BB) |
PC Paul Coles | 115,000(19 BB) |
MC Michael Calunsod | 110,000(18 BB) |
Peter Chung vs Michihiko Matsuda

Peter Chung opened to 10,000 in the hijack for Michihiko Matsuda on the button and the big blind to call. Only Matsuda called a bet of Chung for 15,000 on the flop. Chung checked and called Matsuda's bet of 38,000 on the turn, they checked the river and Chung took it down with a turned set of sevens.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
PC Peter Chung (4) | 7♥7♠ HJ | 323,000(65 BB) |
MM Michihiko Matsuda | D | 270,000(54 BB) |
Updated Counts in the Field
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MM Michihiko Matsuda | 348,000(87 BB) |
SK Sergei Korzhenko | 175,000(44 BB) |
PC Peter Chung (2) | 172,000(43 BB) |
JJ John Jay Magadan | 170,000(43 BB) |
DK Daito Kamei | 144,000(36 BB) |
TJ Taehyun Jang | 128,000(32 BB) |
RR Rey Roca | 126,000(32 BB) |
PC Paul Coles | 116,000(29 BB) |
HT Ho-Tai Tsai | 115,000(29 BB) |
AK Akihiro Kawaguchi | 105,000(26 BB) |
MH Masaaki Hibino | 81,000(20 BB) |
MC Michael Calunsod | 74,000(19 BB) |
JC Jose Cheung | 65,000(16 BB) |
SA Sunhwi An | 61,000(15 BB) |
SW Sham Wing Sheuk | 45,000(11 BB) |
Michihiko Matsuda Near the Top

Michihiko Matsuda opened to 8,500 in an early position and Rey Roca on the button was the only caller. On a ten-high flop and five turn, both players checked. Matsuda bet the river jack for 15,000 to force a fold and win another pot. It was the third in a row, and the player from Japan has climbed near the top of the leaderboard.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MM Michihiko Matsuda | 293,000(73 BB) |
RR Rey Roca | 133,000(33 BB) |
Hochung Song Takes From Michihiko Matsuda

Michihiko Matsuda made it 2,000 to go first to act and was called only by Hochung Song in the big blind. Song check-called the A♠ T♦ 9♠ flop for 2,000 and the 8♣ turn was checked. Song led the 5♦ river for 5,500 and Matsuda called, but couldn't beat the second nuts.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
HS Hochung Song | J♦7♥ BB | 45,700(46 BB) |
MM Michihiko Matsuda | UTG | 62,300(62 BB) |
Jose Cheung Takes From Michihiko Matsuda

Michihiko Matsuda opened to 2,000 and Jose Cheung defended out of the small blind. Both checked the flop before Cheung bet the turn for 3,000 and the river for 3,500. Matsuda called but couldn't beat the flopped top pair.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
JC Jose Cheung | J♥9♠ SB | 63,500(64 BB) |
MM Michihiko Matsuda | D | 71,300(71 BB) |
Jansen Tiu Eliminated by Michihiko Matsuda

Michihiko Matsuda opened to 2,200 and received three callers behind including Jansen Tiu in the small blind. On the eight-high flop, the cutopff bet 2,000 and Tiu as well as Matsuda came along to the turn. Tiu now bet 5,000, only Matsuda called.
Tiu jammed the river for 13,300 and was snapped off by Matsuda with fives full of treys.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
JT Jansen Tiu | 8♥7♥ SB | busted |
MM Michihiko Matsuda | 5♣5♦ UTG | 61,500(62 BB) |