John Costiniano

Hand #120: John Costiniano raised to 1,400,000 from the small blind and Mike Takayama three-bet to 3,000,000 from the big blind. Costiniano four-bet to 4,600,000, and after giving it some thought, Takayama five-bet jammed with the covering stack. Costiniano quickly called for his stack of 13,000,000 and Takayama had his second chance to win the tournament.

John Costiniano: A Q

Mike Takayama: A A

it was a brutal cooler heads-up with Costiniano needing a miracle to crack the aces of Takayama.

The flop came down 8 7 J , which meant Costiniano needed running cards to survive.

Costiniano picked up a gutshot straight draw on the 9 turn.

The dealer dropped the 8 on the river to complete the board, and Costiniano was the runner-up of the tournament for TWD 6,628,700 (~$212,460).

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