HomeWith the elimination of Marc Rivera, it was bubble time to the Final Eight, short stacked Jun Saito needed some magic to happen for him to get back in the game. With a raise to 50K by Jay Lubas already kicking off the hand, Saito went all in with his 29K and was joined by Mike Takayama.
Flop: 9♥ 6♥ 9♣- Lubas and Takayama checked.
Turn: 5♦ – Lubas and Takayama checked again.
River: K♣ – Lubas and Takayama checked again.
Lubas showed A♠ 7♠ which was good enough for the win as both Takayama and Saito mucked. Saito exits in 9th place and earns P343,000 for his finish.