Tuesday (March 10)

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Game 1

Okada

March 10, Game 1, S3-0
Video: https://abema.tv/video/episode/444-1_s5_p8048

In S3-0, Okada is the dealer in 4th place, 2,300 behind 3rd place Genta and 9,600 behind 2nd place Uchikawa.

Okada starts out the hand 4-shanten for seven pairs and 5-shanten for a standard hand. Despite the distance, though, she has value from a red 5m and a dora 5p. She makes some good progress in the first row and gets to iishanten at the end of the row.

Far ahead in the lead is Yu with 50,300. But Yu still wants more. On turn 8, he is the first to tenpai and calls riichi on a 69s ryanmen, guaranteed at least 5,200 if he wins.

At this point, Okada is at a perfect iishanten with a chance at a 3-sided wait. At the start of the third row, Okada gets to tenpai and calls riichi on the 258p three-sided wait, wanting the 5p dora. On her second-last turn, Okada draws the 5p and wins the hand. Okada wins with Riichi/Tsumo/Pinfu/Dora 2/Aka 1 for 6,000 all plus a riichi stick, moving to within 11,700 of 1st place.

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Results

Game 279

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Game 2

Daigo

March 10, Game 2, E1-0
Video: https://abema.tv/video/episode/444-1_s5_p9546

In E1-0, Daigo is the starting dealer and starts off at 2-shanten, though lacking in value. On turn 2, he draws a red 5m. After drawing a 4p on turn 3, he draws a red 5p double dora on turn 4 to get to a mangan iishanten. After a bunch of misses, Daigo gets to tenpai in the middle of the second row and calls riichi on an 8s/3m shanpon. On his very next turn, Daigo draws the 8s and wins the hand. Daigo wins with Riichi/Ippatsu/Tsumo/Dora 1/Aka 2 for 6,000+100 all.

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Shibukawa

March 10, Game 2

In E2-2, Shibukawa is the dealer in 2nd place, 5,600 behind 1st place Daigo. With three riichi sticks and two honba, all he needs is a 2-han hand to move into 1st place.

Shibukawa starts out the hand at 2-shanten with a secured red 5s and a floating dora 4m. At the end of the first row, Shibukawa fills in a 3s kanchan, he gets to quite a wide iishanten. While Shibukawa waits, Uchikawa gets to tenpai and calls riichi on a 47m ryanmen, guaranteed at least 3 han.

With such a good hand and no safe tiles anyways, Shibukawa keeps going. At the end of the second row, Shibukawa finally gets to tenpai and waits dama on a 3m kanchan. In the middle of the third row, Shibukawa draws the 3m and wins the hand. Shibukawa wins with Tsumo/Tanyao/Dora 1/Aka 1 for 4,000+200 plus four riichi sticks, easily moving into 1st place.

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In E2-3, Shibukawa gets to 2-shanten with his very first draw, having three ryanmens for a very strong chance at a good wait. On his very next turn, he makes a pair of 9m to get to a ryanmen-ryanmen iishanten. A few turns later, he gets to tenpai on a 58s ryanmen. With a 567p sequence and a 567m sequence secured, he just needs a 5s to add two additional han. It takes a while, but Shibukawa draws the 5s in the middle of the third row and wins the hand. Shibukawa wins with Riichi/Tsumo/Pinfu/Sanshoku for 4,000+300 all, getting him to 59,900.

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Results

Game 280

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