Japan\u2019s Jun Mabuchi bested 100 competitors to win the Tinian Dynasty Hotel & Casino Black Jack Tournament held over the weekend. <\/p>\n
Mabuchi walked away with the $65,000 cash prize after coming all the way from dead last during the first chip count that was announced at the start of the last five hands. He had only $2,975 in chips and trailed eventual runner-up Yusuke Okada by $1,125 in chips. At this time, eventual third placer Masayoshi Hoishi was in the lead with an even $6,400 in chips.<\/p>\n
Mabuchi caught fire in the next two hands, with the dealer showing bust cards, and orchestrated a $5,000 jump right into first place. He held $9,975 in chips with just two hands to go with Okada in second with $8,600; Hoishi was in third with $8,400 checks.<\/p>\n
Then Mabuchi remained lucky in a tense $1,000 doubled down bet in the next hand and wisely played it safe at the homestretch.<\/p>\n
In the finale hand, every player except Mabuchi doubled down in a last-ditch effort to make the money. At first, the dealer showed only a weak 5, but flipped over a 6 and hit a 9 for a solid 19 that bested the whole table.<\/p>\n
Eventually, Okada won $22,000, and Hoishi settled for the $10,00 third place prize. Japanese Keiichi Sekii and Takao Muranishi finished fourth and fifth, respectively, while Korean players, Dae Hak and Se Won Lah rounded out the bottom two.<\/p>\n
All finalists earned an entry to another Black Jack event later this year. Finalists started with a bank of $5,000 with the same bet limits, however the round lasted four shoes. Saturday\u2019s preliminaries contained 15 tables, where the Top 3 at each table advanced to the semifinals. Four wild card players were also randomly selected to play in the semis. The semis had seven tables with seven players apiece. The Top 3 from each table moved to the finals.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, TDHC will be holding the Baccarat Challenge on July 9 and 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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