6-Max Shootout C: Takumi Samejima (Japan) Defeats Vincent Kwun Ngai Li (Hong Kong SAR)

Photo:  Takumi Samejima of Team Japan wins Shootout C in Event #4.

Down to the final two players in Shootout C, Takumi Samejima (Team Japan) gets it all in preflop for 46,200 with , and he needs to improve to stay alive against the of Vincent Kwun Ngai Li (Hong Kong SAR).

The board comes — Samejima pairs his king on the river to stay alive and effectively reverse the stacks as he takes the chip lead.

Takumi Samejima (Japan)  –  95,400  (32 bb)
Vincent Kwun Ngai Li (Hong Kong SAR)  –  44,600  (15 bb)

Eventually Li gets it all in with , and he’s a favorite to double up against Samejima’s .

But the board comes , and Samejima pairs his eight on the flop to win the pot. Samejima wins Shootout C, while Li finishes as the runner-up.

Here are the official results from Shootout C in Event #4 (Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em):

1st:  Takumi Samejima (Japan)  –  20 pts
2nd:  Vincent Kwun Ngai Li (Hong Kong SAR)  –  18 pts
3rd:  Sam Panzica (USA)  –  16 pts
4th:  Martin Shlemon (Australia)  –  14 pts
5th:  Guoliang Wei (China)  –  12 pts
6th:  Markus Garberg (Norway)  –  11 pts
7th:  Nick Woodward (UK)  –  10 pts
8th:  Daniel Lee (Korea)  –  9 pts
9th:  Amit Jain (India)  –  8 pts
10th:  Pete Chen (Taiwan SAR)  –  7 pts
11th:  Michael Soyza (Malaysia)  –  6 pts
12th:  Thomas Ward (New Zealand)  –  5 pts
13th:  Martijn Gerrits (Netherlands)  –  4 pts
14th:  Calvin Tan (Singapore)  –  3 pts

There is now one table remaining; Shootout D is down to Xixiang Luo (China) and Phua Tzaiwei (Singapore).