Short handed play has seen Ryoma Yamamoto's stack swing a bit with a few lost pots then picking one up without a flop.
From under the gun, he opened for 16,000, Yoshiki Shibata three-bet to 35,000, Yamamoto four-bet to 116,000, then Shibata folded. Shibata later said he had ace-queen.
| Player | Chips |
| Ryoma Yamamoto | 390,000 |
| Yoshiki Shibata | 366,000 |