Tuesday (February 24)

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Game 1

Shiratori

February 24, Game 1, S1-2

In S1-2, Shiratori is in 4th place but is 8,600 behind 1st place Genta.

Shiratori starts out the hand at 3-shanten with a pair of white dragons, a secured 7m dora and a floating red 5p. With every single draw that he gets, he advances. On turn 4, Shiratori gets to tenpai and calls riichi on a 6p kanchan. In the middle of the second row, Shiratori draws the 6p and wins the hand. Shiratori wins with Riichi/Tsumo/Dora 1/Aka 1 for 2,00+200/4,000+200, enough to move into 1st place.

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Genta

February 24, Game 1, S3-0
Video: https://abema.tv/video/episode/444-1_s5_p9543

In S3-0, Genta is in 2nd place and 8,200 behind 1st place dealer Shiratori.

Genta starts out the hand getting to 2-shanten and is a 6m away from a 678m iipeikou. On turn 3, he draws the 6m and gets to iishanten. Two turns later, he gets to tenpai and calls riichi on a 47s ryanmen. At the start of the second row, Genta draws the 4s and wins the hand. Genta wins with Riichi/Tsumo/Pinfu/Iipeikou/Ura 1 for 2,000/4,000, moving into 1st place.

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Results

Game 263

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Game 2

Earth Jets Ending

February 24, Game 2, S4-0
Video: https://abema.tv/video/episode/444-1_s5_p11549

In S4-0, Kazuma is in 4th place and is 5,600 behind 1st place Shibukawa. To take 1st place, Kazuma needs a 2/50 or 3/25 direct hit, a 3/30 tsumo, or a 3/50 or 4/25 ron.

Kazuma starts out the hand by drawing a 2p dora. However, it is isolated and the only value in his 4-shanten hand. Some nice shapes come to him in the first few turns, but the big news comes on turn 4 when he draws a second 2p. At the start of the second row, he calls pon on the 2p despite not having any clear yaku. With tanyao being the closest, Kazuma breaks his west pair.

By the middle of the second row, Kazuma is iishanten with his tanyao. A turn later, he gets to tenpai on a 7m kanchan, but none remain in the wall. Looking for possible improvements, he calls pon at the end of the row and switches to an 8m tanki. Though improvement is what he wants, he will also accept a winning tile. In the middle of the third row, Kazuma draws the 8m and wins the hand. Kazuma wins with Tanyao/Dora 3 for 2,000/4,000, finishing the game in 1st place.

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Results

Game 264

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