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, and brought a bet of 50,000 from Shiono. Kang considered thoughtfully before calling.Shiono checked the turn
to Kang. Again he deliberated, before firing off a bet of 85,000. Instantly, Shiono announced he was all in for a total of 266,000. Kang was conflicted and unsure what to do."I can't show my cards, right?" he asked TD Danny McDonagh. McDonagh confirmed that Kang would incur a hefty penalty for doing so. Kang deliberated another minute before cutting off 181,000 chips from his stack and calling. He showed
for top pair, top kicker, but Shiono had done him one better with 
. The river bricked out 
to send the 705,000-chip pot to Shiono.
. Tasaka fired out a quick 60,000-chip bet that Kang eventually called. As he was pondering his call, Tasaka put all of his remaining chips in two tall towers. Those towers went into the middle as soon as the 
hit the turn. The count was 235,000, an amount Kang was not willing to risk. He folded.
, Shiono checked, then called a bet of 25,000 made by Tasaka. Both players checked the 
turn and the river 
for top set! He got looks of surprise from everyone in the final table area, and a comment was made in Japanese that cracked up all of the Japanese railbirds.
and both checked.
and Kang fired out 50,000. It was enough to force the short stack out of the pot, as Kang rakes in another pot.
.
for a running straight as Shiono's pocket tens bit the dust.