$50,000 Short Deck Main Event | 2024 Jin Bei Cup

05-09-2024 19:47 UTC+7

Gavin Eliminated in 9th Place ($143,000)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 0/0, 100,000 ante

In the first hand back from the dinner break, Kobe raised to 400,000 and then called the shove by Gavin from the next seat.

Gavin: A♥6♥ All in
Kobe: J♠10♦

Gavin had been a cat with many lives before, but this time he was ousted on the river of a K♠8♣7♥6♣J♥ board to take home $143,000 for ninth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kobe	11,900,000 2,175,000	2,175,000
Gavin	Busted

Tags: Gavin Kobe

Level: 21

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 100,000

05-09-2024 18:59 UTC+7

Dinner Break Counts for the Final Nine

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 0/0, 80,000 ante

When the action resumes after the dinner break, the ante will be 100,000 and the button double ante will be 200,000. There will be one more redraw once the unofficial final table of the last seven is reached.

Table	Seat	Name	Country	Chip Count	Antes
5	1	Fei Xu	China	725,000	7
5	2	Dan Cates	United States	2,550,000	26
5	3
5	4	Kobe	China	9,725,000	97
5	5	Gavin	China	1,875,000	19
5	6	Joy	China	1,025,000	10

6	1				0
6	2	Aori	China	7,025,000	70
6	3	Zong Tao	China	3,500,000	35
6	4
6	5	Ming Zhong Liu	China	2,850,000	29
6	6	Da Seng Sun	China	2,225,000	22

Player	Chips	Progress
Kobe	9,725,000 -75,000	-75,000
Aori	7,025,000 175,000	175,000
Zong Tao	3,500,000 725,000	725,000
Ming Zhong Liu	2,850,000 350,000	350,000
Dan Cates	2,550,000 -300,000	-300,000

Da Seng Sun	2,225,000 -25,000	-25,000

Gavin	1,875,000 275,000	275,000
Joy	1,025,000 -75,000	-75,000
Fei Xu	725,000 -825,000	-825,000

05-09-2024 18:46 UTC+7

Dinner Break for the Final Nine Players

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 0/0, 80,000 ante

After a frantic post-bubble period, the final nine players are on a scheduled 60-minute dinner break. The action will resume at approximately 7.44 p.m. local time.

05-09-2024 18:46 UTC+7

Esti Wang Eliminated in 10th Place ($143,000)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 0/0, 80,000 ante

The action folded to Esti Wang in the cutoff and he moved all-in for what appeared to be around two million in chips, which Aori called on the button.

Esti Wang: A♣10♥ All in
Aori: A♥K♣

The superior kicker not only played but improved Aori to a full house on the 9♥6♦6♣K♥K♠ board to send Wang out in 10th place right before the dinner break. He collects $143,000 for the efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aori	6,850,000 1,750,000	1,750,000
Esti Wang	Busted

Tags: Aori Esti Wang

05-09-2024 18:44 UTC+7

Tao Takes Another Hit

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 0/0, 80,000 ante

Zong Tao open-jammed and Ming Zhong Liu called all-in for 1,140,000 in the next seat.

Ming Zhong Liu: K♦K♣
Zong Tao: J♥10♦

The kings made a full house on the K♠9♦6♦8♠8♦ runout for Liu to survive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zong Tao	2,775,000 -1,125,000	-1,125,000
Ming Zhong Liu	2,500,000 -600,000	-600,000

Tags: Ming Zhong Liu Zong Tao

05-09-2024 18:41 UTC+7

Gavin Survives on the River

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 0/0, 80,000 ante

Kobe open-jammed for Gavin to call all-in for 740,000 one seat over in the hijack.

Gavin: A♥9♠
Kobe: Q♣10♣

Kobe took the lead on the Q♠7♣6♠ flop but the 10♠ turn and K♠ river gave Gavin a flush, as he burst out in celebration.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kobe	9,800,000
Gavin	1,600,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Gavin Kobe

05-09-2024 18:39 UTC+7

Kobe Bulldozes Ahead Against Cates

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 0/0, 80,000 ante

Dan Cates opened to 500,000 first to act and then called a three-bet to 1,650,000 by Kobe in the next seat. Cates check-called a bet of 1,100,000 on the 9♠7♦6♦ flop and checked the 6♠ turn. Kobe now jammed and Cates reluctantly folded.

Kobe won the next pot post flop as well and added further chips to his large tower.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kobe	9,800,000 3,150,000	3,150,000
Dan Cates	2,850,000 -2,050,000	-2,050,000

Tags: Dan Cates Kobe

05-09-2024 18:38 UTC+7

Aori Doubles Through Tao

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 0/0, 80,000 ante

Aori jammed it in for more than 2.5 million with the J♦10♥ and Zong Tao looked him up with the A♦J♠.

The board ran out A♣Q♥8♠9♥6♦ and Aori turned a straight for the big double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aori	5,100,000 4,160,000	4,160,000
Zong Tao	3,900,000 -2,000,000	-2,000,000

Tags: Zong Tao Aori

05-09-2024 18:36 UTC+7

Guang Hui Luo Eliminated in 11th Place ($113,000)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 0/0, 80,000 ante

Guang Hui Luo was all-in preflop and called by Kobe as well as Joy on the button.

Kobe jammed the Q♥9♥7♠ flop and Joy called all-in for 205,000.

Guang Hui Luo: A♦J♠
Joy: 9♠7♦
Kobe: J♥6♥

The Q♣ turn gave Luo outs but the K♦ river ensured his exit in 11th place, while Joy won the main and side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kobe	6,650,000 100,000	100,000
Joy	1,100,000 400,000	400,000
Guang Hui Luo	Busted

Tags: Guang Hui Luo Kobe Joy