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Iwata Doubles Through Matsuda

by Christian Zetzsche • August 28, 2026 - 8:53 AM

Kohki Iwata

Table short stack Kohki Iwata defended the big blind against John Matsuda and got the last 178,000 into the middle on the J ♣️ 4 ♣️ 2 ♦️ flop, Matsuda looked him up.

Kohki Iwata: J ♠️ 4 ♥️

John Matsuda: A ♣️ 9 ♣️

The 8 ♦️ turn and 5 ♠️ river were blanks and Iwata doubled prior to the second break which started with 33 players remaining.

Player Chip Count
John Matsuda 990,000
Kohki Iwata 500,000