Danilo Sato finishes in 5th position, earning £8,580 in winnings.
In the heat of the 2025 PartyPoker Tour London £500 Main Event, Danilo Sato found himself in a high-stakes showdown with Raheel Bhatti at the final table. Chip leaders going head-to-head, the stage was set for an epic clash.
Bhatti made a bold move, launching an attack of 750,000 chips, and Sato, holding a pair of aces, wasted no time in raising the ante to 1.2 million. Bhatti, with a set of nines in his pocket, went all-in for a whopping 4.48 million, and Sato, unfazed, called instantly.
The board ran as 8♥K♠10♣, keeping Sato's aces ahead. But the river card, a cruel twist of fate, brought a 9♦, counterfeiting Sato's hand and giving Bhatti the set of nines he needed to win the massive pot. This brutal river card catapulted Bhatti's stack to 9.26 million chips (40% of the total in play) and left Sato reeling with just 1.165 million.
While Bhatti ultimately placed third for £18,515, this hand eliminated Sato shortly afterward, earning him £8,580. This hand was a defining moment in the tournament, showcasing aggressive post-flop play and position leverage by Bhatti despite holding a weaker pre-flop hand. It marked a significant turning point in the final table dynamics, shifting momentum towards Bhatti and signaling the end of Sato's reign as chip leader.
- Raheel Bhatti's aggressive strategy at the final table of the 2025 PartyPoker Tour London £500 Main Event paid off, as he won a massive pot against Danilo Sato with a full house (nines full of kings) against Sato's poker pair of aces, thanks to a crucial river card (9♦).
- After this defining hand, Sato's chip count plummeted to 1.165 million, a significant drop from the lead he held earlier in the tournament.
- Intriguingly, even though Sato had a stronger pre-flop hand, Bhatti's post-flop play and position leverage proved crucial in turning the hand in his favor.
- The casino-games section of Casino-and-Gambling witnessed an exciting moment when the fifth-placed Sato, known for his prowess in poker, lost a significant amount of chips in a high-stakes showdown against the eventual third-place finisher, Raheel Bhatti.


