From the cutoff seat, Andrew Gaw raised to 20,000. Michael Kanaan called from the big blind, then checked the 
flop. Gaw bet 20,000, and Kanaan called.
The turn was the 
, and both players checked to see the 
land on the river. Kanaan bet 33,000, and Gaw folded.
Action moved to Tsugunari Toma in the small blind, and he raised to 23,000. In the big blind was Ying Kit Chan. He reraised and made it 60,000 to go. Toma reraised to 123,000, and Chan folded. Toma showed the 
.
On a 
flop both Xing Zhou and Andrew Gaw checked to Andrew Hinrichsen who bet 25,000. Zhou called and Gaw raised it up to 60,000. Both his opponents called.
The turn was the 
and both Zhou and Gaw check-folded to Hinrichsen's 85,000-chip bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
545,000
184,000
|
184,000 |
|
||
|
505,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
315,000
-182,000
|
-182,000 |
Michael Kanaan had been leading by a clear margin for quite some time, but Tsugunari Toma has had a great level. He just jumped into second place with just under a million chips.
Toma raised preflop to 23,000 from the cutoff and Ying Kit Chan called from the button. Jacques Zaicik called from the big blind creating three-way action.
The flop came down 
and the action was checked to Chan who bet 30,000. Toma was the only caller and the turn was the . This time Toma check-called 50,000 and the river was the . Toma checked once again and Chan threw out a bet of 85,000. He showed 
after Toma called, but the latter won with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
990,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
|
||
|
235,000
-375,000
|
-375,000 |
|
145,000
-39,000
|
-39,000 |
From the cutoff seat, Andrew Gaw raised to 20,000. Andrew Hinrichsen reraised to 49,000 from the button, then play folded back to Gaw. He reraised to 95,000 with 212,000 behind. Hinrichsen wasn't buying what Gaw was selling, and he moved all in. Gaw tanked for a bit, but eventually folded, and Hinrichsen won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
640,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
212,000
-103,000
|
-103,000 |
Tom Alner just raised under the gun to 21,000 and Xing Zhou proceeded by three-betting to 63,500 from the button. Both blinds folded and Alner put in the fourth raise up to 134,000. Zhou hesitated, but eventually he called.
The flop brought out 
and Zhou moved all in right after Alner had checked. His all in was for 269,500 and Alner took two minutes before he decided to fold his cards. There are still 10 players and we'll have to lose one more before the day is done.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
865,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
|
537,500
32,500
|
32,500 |
From the button, Michael Kanaan raised to 20,000. Andrew Gaw made the call from the big blind, and the flop came down 
. Gaw checked, and Kanaan bet 20,000. Gaw called.
The turn was the 
, and Gaw checked again. Kanaan fired 45,000, and Gaw folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
|
180,000
-32,000
|
-32,000 |
Tsugunari Toma shoved in from the small blind to put the pressure on the much shorter stack of Ying Kit Chan in the big blind. Chan woke up with the 
and quickly called. Toma held the 
.
The board ran out 
, and Chan doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
850,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
295,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Tsugunari Toma raised to 23,000 from the small blind, and Ying Kit Chan called from the big blind to see the flop come down 
. Toma bet 26,000, and Chan raised to 70,000. Toma folded.
Andrew Gaw was one of the shorter stacks remaining, and he was all in with the 
versus the 
for Xing Zhou. Gaw was behind and dominated, but he still had five cards to come to try and stay alive.
The flop kept Zhou in front when the 
fell. There was only one club on the flop, and the on the turn got rid of any chances of a backdoor flush for Gaw.
Needing a jack on the river, the wouldn't do it and Gaw was out the door in 10th place. He earned HKD$346,000 for his effort, and now the day was done.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
