John Matsuda
Short stacked Nopparut Piyatassakorn shoved all-in for 735,000 from the hijack and John Matsuda re-jammed all-in from the button for 1,600,000. Emilien Pitavy was in the big blind and immediately called when he took a peek at his cards.
Nopparut Piyatassakorn: A 7
John Matsuda: J J
Emilien Pitavy: A A
The aces of Pitavy had an opportunity to earn a double knockout, and that's exactly what happened when the board came 3 8 5 3 T .
Matsuda earns a fifth place finish for PHP 1,573,000 (~USD 27,027), with a stack bigger than Piyatassakorn who finishes in 6th for PHP 1,241,000 (~USD 21,323).
Matsuda made another 5th place finish in the Super High Roller event in this series along with 3 other cashes. Matsuda's total live earnings have moved up to over USD 700,000.
Piyatassakorn cashed in as a runner-up in the Single Day High Roller event earlier this week. His two final table appearances in this series has moved his total career cashes to nearly USD 150,000.
Nopparut Piyatassakorn