HomeStarting off the next level where he left off…. Samad Razavi raised it up to 120K preflop but got re-raised to 310K by Raymi Sanchez. Razavi folded.
Estimated chip count:
Samad Razavi 2.2M
Jay Lubas: 2.3M
Mike Takayama: 1.7M
Sanchez: 1.1M
Samad Razavi just claimed another sizeable pot. During the hand, Razavi raised to 105K preflop from the button seat and was called by Jay Lubas protecting his big blind.
Flop: 2♠ 3♥ K♠
Lubas checked to Razavi who banged out 125K. Lubas called.
Turn: Q♣
Both checked to see a river card of Q♥ which once again they both checked.
Lubas: A♣ 4♦
Razavi: A♦ 5♥ won with a higher hand because his low card was in play.
Samad Razavi took down a nice pot against Mike Takayama to further raise his stack size. During the hand, Razavi raised it up to 100K from the utg seat and Takayama from the big blind called.
Flop: 4♣ K♣ 10♥
Acting first, Takayama checked to Razavi who bet 80K, and Takayama called.
Turn: 8♣
Both players checked to see the river land A♠. Changing gears, Takayama led the action by sending out 110K chips, and Razavi smooth-called.
Takayama showed 8♦ 4♦ for two pairs, but was still behind Razavi’s A♣ 4♥ higher two pairs.
Back with a healthy stack, Raymi Sanchez checked his option at the big blind seat to see a flop with button limper Jay Lubas.
Flop: 10♦ J♣ 5♣
Sanchez led out for 90K and Lubas called.
Turn: 7♠
Sanchez checked to Lubas who slid out 200K, Sanchez called.
River: 9♠
Both players checked and Lubas won with 7♦ 5♦ two pairs over Sanchez’s Q♦ J♣ top pair.
The big hand began with Mike Takayama raising it up to 85K. Raymi Sanchez then moved all in with his 685K chips. Takayama eventually called and it was a showdown.
Sanchez: A♦ Q♣
Takayama: A♠ 8♥
With the board running 6♥ 4♦ K♦, Sanchez was ahead, but with the turn card of 8♦, Sanchez fell behind to Takayama’s pair. Needing to connect with a queen or another diamond to avoid elimination, the river slapped a 10♦ giving Sanchez what he needed to win the hand. He doubled up to 1.4M.
Though he came in as the overall chip leader, Raymi Sanchez’s dwindled way down to 360K and decided it was time to move all in. Dennis Huntly who was covered by Sanchez called for his tournament life and it was a showdown.
Sanchez: J♦ 10♣
Huntly: A♦ Q♦
With the board running 2♥ Q♠ A♥, Huntly was looking very good to double up with his top two pairs, and with the turn of 8♠, his odds of doing so increased. However, when the river landed a K♣, Sanchez completed a straight and eliminated Huntly in 5th place. Huntly earned P866,000 for his great run at the Main Event felt.
Alex Lee’s run at the Main Event just ended at the hands of Jay Lubas. Raising it up to 80K preflop, Lubas called from the big blind seat.
Flop: 4♠ 3♠ J♦
Both players checked the flop.
Turn: 8♣
Both players checked the turn.
River: 2♣
Lubas bet 100K, Lee shoved all in with 500K, and Lubas snap-called.
Lubas: 5♠ 6♣ straight
Lee: A♦ K♦
With that, Lee took 6th place and earned P686,000 for his finish at the Main Event.
Emmanuel Imperial Jr.’s run for the gold was stopped abruptly by Mike Takayama in an all in preflop situation.
Takayama: K♣ K♥
Imperial: 5♦ 5♣
With the board running 3♦ A♦ 10♦, Imperial could doubled up with another diamond or a set, but with the turn of 8♠ and river of 6♣, Imperial bowed out in 7th place and earned himself P539,000 for his finish at the Main Event.