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Hu Takes Two As Takeda Falls

by Tricia David • January 16, 2026 - 12:20 PM

Man dealing cards at a black poker table with other players and chips.

Ryoichiro Takeda

Heng Zhe Hu and Ryoichiro Takeda went head to head for all of their chips. Hu was at-risk first when he called Takeda's river shove. The board was 2 ♦️ 6 ♦️ 10 ♥️ 3 ♠️ 9 ♥️. Hu had K ♦️ 9 ♦️ for a double up. 

Immediately after, Takeda was now behind when he shoved holding A ♣️ Q ♠️ that got called by Hu with a dominating A ♦️ K ♣️

When the board ran 6 ♦️ 8 ♠️ J ♦️ K ♦️ 2 ♦️, Hu connected in multiple ways to ensure the win and finish off Takeda in 21st place. 

PlayerChip Count
Heng Zhe Hu1,870,000
Ryoichiro Takeda0