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Ryo Kotake Coolered on the Bubble

by Tricia David • May 19, 2026 - 2:10 PM

Ryo Kotake bubbles

Painful way to go for Ryo Kotake who was running hot at every showdown however when he faced the leader Kyung Min Lee it was a different story.

Lee opened 40,000 and Ryo Kotake called on the big blind. Lee c-bet 35,000 on a flop of J ♠️ 10 ♣️ 5 ♠️, and again Kotake called.

On the turn 5 ♠️, Kotake took control with a 75,000 bet, which didn't shake off Lee to complete the board with the A ♣️ river.

Wasting no time, Kotake announced all in, Lee called. Kotake turned over A ♦️ J ♦️ top two pair however it was not good enough against Lee's rivered straight with K ♥️ Q ♦️.

With that, the Day 1B bubble burst and the five survivors bagged up with Lee towering with 1,729,000 (86 big blinds).

Player Chips
Kyung Min Lee 1,729,000
Ryo Kotake 0