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Lin Pushes Takayama To Doom

by Tricia David • December 12, 2025 - 4:30 AM

A man wearing a mask and cap playing poker at a busy casino table.

Mike Takayama

Meng Ling Lin opened the hand with a limp from under the gun then several spots over, Mike Takayama, raised to 140,000 on the button, leaving himself just 15,000 behind. Big blind Jen Wei Wang took a peek and liked his cards to make the call and sending the action back to Lin. 

Lin quickly announced all-in to put Takayama on the ropes. After tossing in all of his time-banks, it only took one before he decided to risk it. Wang opted otherwise and folded after a bit of thought. 

Meng Ling Lin: A ♦️ K ♦️

Mike Takayama: Q ♥️ 10 ♠️

The board offered no help to the Filipino pro as it spread 2 ♦️ 4 ♦️ 6 ♣️ 6 ♥️ K ♠️ to ensure Lin the victory. 

PlayerStack
Meng Ling Lin1,700,000
Jen Wei Wang465,000
Mike Takayama0