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Xuan Liu is no more. Don't worry, she's fine, just not in the ACOP anymore.
Mingjie Sun opened to 1,800 from early position before Tony Cheng three-bet to 5,000 from mid position. Lui was in the big blind and four-bet shoved for 19,000 with ace-king. She managed to get through Sun but not Cheng who had aces, called, and held.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Dario Sammartino has gotten back above 50,000 chips after he won a four-bet pot off Irishman Gary Thompson.
The latter had three-bet to 4,500 from the cutoff and called after Sammartino four-bet to 8,100 from the button. The flop fanned 
and Thompson check-called 5,000 before both players checked the 
turn and river down. Thompson opened 
but lost out to his Italian opponent's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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51,000
15,200
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15,200 |
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24,400
-19,500
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-19,500 |
Andy Andrejevic and Sparrow Cheung are seated next to each other. At the moment, Andrejevic will be the small blind to Cheung's big blind.
On this hand, the action folded to Andrejevic in the small blind. He raised, making it 2,300 to go. Cheung took a moment or two before deciding on calling. The flop came 
and Andrejevic c-bet to 2,700 and Cheung called. When the 
hit the turn, Andrejevic checked to Chueng. Cheung bet 4,200 and Andrejevic folded, giving Cheung the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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109,000
-27,200
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-27,200 |
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43,600
9,200
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9,200 |
flop.
and Drinan led out for 5,600 from the big blind. Kweon tank called from the button and mucked upon seeing the American's 
for trips. | Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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49,000
-2,000
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-2,000 |
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48,000
-27,200
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-27,200 |
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43,000
15,500
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15,500 |
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33,000
7,900
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7,900 |
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Another two players have entered the field, bringing the total entrants to 260. Yang Zhang, who is currently 3rd in the Asia Player of the Year rankings is one of them.
With Zhang's entry, three of the top four players in the APOY rankings are in the field. Ka Cheong Wong (2nd) and Yugaung Li (4th) are the other two players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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Patrick Mahoney took a small pot off John Juanda in a button versus big blind confrontation.
The latter raised from the button and Mahoney defended his big blind to see a 
flop appear. Juanda continued for 2,000 and Mahoney check-called before both players checked the 
turn and river down. Mahoney opened 
for trip queens and a wide-eyed Juanda folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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69,000
-5,900
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-5,900 |
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33,000
3,200
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3,200 |
|
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Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Former WSOP Main Event champion Joe Hachem has been eliminated.
Manny Stravropolous informed PokerNews that he got his last 20,000 in on 
flop and was called by Wai Leong Chan who had top pair with king-seven. The board ran out 
to make Chan two pair and an unlucky Hachem was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Matthew Wakemen finished Day 1b among the chipleaders and still has a health stack. Yat Wei Cheng, got rolling on Day 1a after taking a large pot of Stephen Chidwick, is now trying to get some of Wakemen's chips as well.
The two players were heads up and looking at a flop of 
and Cheng bet 5,000. Wakemen studied his opponent and eventually threw in a call. The turn was the 
and Cheng seemed ready to be done with the hand, throwing in a bet of 16,500. Wakemen didn't take too long to fold and give Cheng the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
145,600
17,400
|
17,400 |
|
|
114,000
114,000
|
114,000 |
Soonil Kweon checked loudly in frustration to close the action on a heads up pot with Connor Drinan.
The two players were across from one another, looking at the 
board. Kweon bet 3,700 and, after some deliberation, Drinan called. The river was the 
and Drinan checked to Kweon again.
Kweon seemed to be weighing his options and eventually looked up to the ceiling and used a single chip to check loudly in frustration. Kweon mucked his hand after Drinan turned over pocket queens .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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44,000 | |
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26,100 | |
