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Hidenari Shiono
Ladies and gentlemen, meet Hidenari Shiono, the new chip leader with three players remaining. Shiono, sitting in the small blind, called a raise to 30,000 made by the button player, Brian Kang. The flop was three clubs, , and brought a bet of 50,000 from Shiono. Kang considered thoughtfully before calling.
Shiono checked the turn to Kang. Again he deliberated, before firing off a bet of 85,000. Instantly, Shiono announced he was all in for a total of 266,000. Kang was conflicted and unsure what to do.
"I can't show my cards, right?" he asked TD Danny McDonagh. McDonagh confirmed that Kang would incur a hefty penalty for doing so. Kang deliberated another minute before cutting off 181,000 chips from his stack and calling. He showed for top pair, top kicker, but Shiono had done him one better with . The river bricked out to send the 705,000-chip pot to Shiono.