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TN: Yes, this screenshot is on an earlier page than the one revealing the dealer's hand after the Ton pair drop. Don't ask me why.
>Owata: True to the spirit of sanma, my hand just refuses to die this round. Somehow there's still a visible path towards a win. I cut the fairly safe 2p.
>---: And then next turn you hit tenpai.
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>Owata: It doesn't seem like it can win, but hanging in there like this is the essence of my sanma style.
>---: Dealer has discarded 9s.
>Owata: I don't think I had thoughts like "Oh, so it wasn't a deal in" or "Ah, he wasn't tenpai." I was just focused on not dealing in. Maybe I was thinking that his wait had changed.
>---: In the end, dealer got a tsumo for hatsu, honitsu, dora 3, haneman. 6000 all. You can see the final shape in the next image.