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Hiroki Karatsu Dodges the Exit

by Tricia David • May 23, 2026 - 4:33 AM

Hiroki Karatsu

Hiroki Karatsu entered the day second to the bottom with 15 big blinds and after an orbit, he three-bet jammed out of the big blind seat. Initial raiser, Kyung Min Lee called to put Karatsu at in danger of elimination.

Hiroki Karatsu: 2 ♥️ 2 ♣️

Kyung Min Lee: A ♦️ 4 ♠️

Karatsu was flipping with his ducks holding a slight advantage. The flop J ♠️ 8 ♠️ K ♥️ kept him ahead, and through to the turn 8 ♣️ with the board pairing up. The river 5 ♦️ ended the sweat to pull in a double to 30 big blinds.