They are joined by renowned Japanese vlogger Masato Yokosawa, AKA “World Wide Yokosawa.” While players in the United States might think folks like Brad Owen and Andrew Neeme has the biggest vlog followings in the world, that distinction actually belongs to Masato, who regularly clears 600K views on each of his vlogs!
The Japanese vlogging sensation opens up about his start in poker, what inspired him to start a vlog, and how he’s managed to turn it into a smashing success with the help of a creative team. He also talks about his desire to win a WSOP gold bracelet, how Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth are perceived in his home country, and what the future looks like for poker in Japan.
Shaun Carvill raised to 14,000 from the cutoff and Brian Rast raised enough to put him all in from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and Carvill tossed out his last 16,000 to be at risk for a total of 30,000.
Shaun Carvill: A♠A♦8♠3♣
Brian Rast: K♥K♦6♠4♣
The board ran out 8♥9♠10♦Q♣A♣ and Carville held on with the aces to double through Rast.
A player in middle position opened to 11,000 and JJ Liu called from the hijack. The player in the big blind called all in for less.
The flop came 7♠J♥8♠ and it was checked to Liu, who bet 15,000. The initial raiser folded after a bit of thought and Liu went to a showdown against the all-in player.
Big blind: K♠10♣4♦2♣
JJ Liu: K♦J♦3♠2♠
The K♥ turn and 9♠ river left Liu best with two pair and she scooped the pot and lessened the field by one.
A player in early position raised to 6,000 and action folded around to Sam Farha in the big blind, who reraised pot to 23,000. The initial raiser reraised again to put Farha for the remainder of his stack and Farha called off.
Sam Farha: A♦A♥J♠5♣
Opponent: A♠5♠4♦3♠
The 7♣Q♥2♣K♣7♥ runout kept Farha's aces best and he doubled up.