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Yu Hero-Calls To Bounce Out Sato

by Tricia David • January 14, 2026 - 11:30 AM

Man in glasses concentrating, playing poker, moving chips at a casino table.

Seungmin Yu

On a board showing 6 ♣️ 5 ♠️ Q ♣️ 3 ♥️ 2 ♣️ with 88,000 in the pot, small blind Yasunori Sato went all in for 71,000. Seungmin Yu, on the button, needed two time-banks before he decided to hero-call.

Sato flipped over A ♣️ K ♠️ bluff, Yu had 8 ♣️ 8 ♥️ to give Sato the boot. 

PlayerChip Count
Seungmin Yu315,000
Yasunori Sato0