Yuri Ishida Conquers the International Poker World
Niveau 9
: 400/800, 800 ante
The World Poker Tour would be a fitting name for the travel exploits of one particular participant in the Day 1B field and that is Yuri Ishida. Ishida hails from Osaka in Japan and has accumulated $365,000 in cashes thus far. Her passion for poker matches perfectly with the opportunity to travel the world and play cards for a living.
How does a Japanese woman randomly appear in the north of Africa for the WPTDeepStacks Marrakech Season 2018-2019 Main Event? The answer is rather simple.
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, David Pecheur checked to Youcef Zalagh, who had 34,500 in front of him. He picked all but four T-5,000 chips up and put them with a loud thump in the middle.
for a whiffed flush draw, Pecheur showed 
and won the hand.
flop to "Iva", who snap-checked behind.
and Parys checked. This time, "Iva" quickly splashed in 17,300 and Parys called after some thought. On the 
river, Parys checked a third time. Another fast action by "Iva", who opted for a modestly sized bet of 9,500 this time.
and mucked his hand while shaking his head.
, Bauvois got it in with 
and received a call from 
. The best hand held up after the 
river to bring her above the starting stack.
