Japan’s lone flag bearer will not be advancing to the final 8 having just been eliminated in 9th place by David Erquiaga. The hand kicked off with a raise by cutoff Enrico De Rosa to 40k, small blind Erquiaga called, then big blind Hishikawa shoved. De Rosa folded, Erquiaga called.
Erquiaga A♠ K♠
Hishikawa A♠ 9♠
The board ran 8♣ 2♦ 7♠ 6♠ K♣ for a winning pair to Erquiaga. Hishikawa earned Php 322,700 for his deep run.