From the cut-off, Byung Park from Korea opened to 2,500 preflop and saw Shimpei Yamaguchi from Japan move all-in with his final 11,800.
Byung called and we have a Japan vs. Korea showdown:
Byung: J♣ J♠
Yamaguchi: 9♣ 9♥
Flop: 10♣ 2♥ 5♥
Turn: A♥
River: Q♦
In this particular battle, the Korean won over the Japanese. Yamaguchi is out of the main event and Byung climbs to over 50,000 in chips.