Shigenaga Yasuda Eliminated in 9th Place by Junheng Situ

Sep 15, 2019

Shigenaga Yasuda

With the board showing Heart QHeart 9Spade 7Heart 5, Shigenaga Yasuda (pictured) gets it all in from the big blind with Club 9Club 5 for two pair, nines and fives, and he needs his hand to hold to stay alive against the Spade KDiamond K of Junheng Situ, who is UTG+1.

The river card is — the Diamond Q.

The river card pairs the board to counterfeit Yasuda’s hand, and Situ wins the pot with a higher two pair, kings and queens, to eliminate Yasuda in ninth place.

Junheng Situ  –  3,125,000  (104 bb)
Shigenaga Yasuda  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($1,000 WPT Passport)

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