Chih Wei Fan
Hand #16: Mike Takayama raised to 260,000 in the small blind and Chih Wei Fan defended out of the big blnd.
Takayama fired out for 280,000 upon seeing the 8 7 7 flop. Fan continued with a call.
The 4 landed on the turn, resulting in a jam from Takayama, putting Fan all in for his stack of 1,700,000. Fan snap-called.
Chih Wei Fan: K 7
Mike Takayama: Q 6
Fan was ahead with trip sevens, but Takayama held flush and straight possibilites with one card to come.
The dealer delivered a brutal 5 on the river to give Takayama a backdoor straight, and all of Fan's stack was awarded to Takayama.
Fan hit the rail in sixth for TWD 2,273,300 (~$72,860), while Takayama was the first player to move into eight-figure territory.
