PokerStars Team Pro Celina Lin is no longer in her seat, having been eliminated a bit before the break. From the sound of things, she lost her remaining chips when she opened with pocket queens and ran into a player holding aces in the blinds. She still has a chance to punch a ticket to Day 2 by returning for Day 1d in a few hours.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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With about 5,500 already in the middle on a flop of 
, Keisuke Taenaka bet 2,000 from the big blind and two players in middle position called.
The turn brought the 
and Taenaka checked. The next player to act checked as well and the second middle-position player bet 7,000. Taenaka called and the first middle-position player folded.
The river was the 
and Taenaka bet 9,000, sending his opponent into the tank, He ultimately folded and Taenaka showed 
for the nut boat as he took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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43,000 |
Big blind Antti Halme bet 6,000 after the small blind checked to him on an 
board. A player in middle position folded and the small blind called. After the 
river hit, Halme bet another 6,000 when checked to. His opponent smiled and reached out with 6,000, clearly making a crying call.
Halme tabled 
and took it with top-top.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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47,800 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 100
Aki Virtanen and a player in the big blind each had 3,800 in front of them preflop, but Tokutake Mochizuki was all in from the small blind for 13,125. The big blind called and Virtanen folded.
Mochizuki: 
Big blind: 
The board ran out 
, and Mochizuki doubled just before the players went on break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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31,000
-27,100
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-27,100 |
Simon Burns raised to 1,100 from early position and the player in the hijack three-bet to 3,000. Nobuyuki Okuda called from the big blind and after a bit of thought, Burns called, as well.
The flop fell 
and Okuda and Burns got all the chips in the middle in a flurry of action with Burns at risk.
Okuda: 
Burns:
Both players had overcards to the board and flopped flush draws, but Okuda's was better and Burns needed help from the deck in order to double up. The 
turn changed nothing and the river gave Okuda a pair of aces to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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76,000
21,900
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21,900 |
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Busted |
On a 
flop, a player in the big blind bet just 1,000 into a pot of about 7,000, and Xiangbiao Zhu popped it up to 10,000. That was enough to convince the big blind to fold, and Zhu showed the as he pushed his cards into the middle.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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60,400
12,000
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12,000 |
Valeriy Fokin shoved all in from the button for 12,725 over a raise to 1,300 from a player in the hijack. The opener called.
Fokin:
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
, safe for Fokin to double. He snapped a photo with his phone before stacking his newfound chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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27,000
9,800
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9,800 |
Action folded around to Celina Lin in the cutoff and she raised to 1,500. The button called, both blinds got out of the way, and the two players saw a flop of 
. Lin checked and the button checked behind.
The turn brought the 
and they checked again.
The river was the 
and Lin bet 2,500. Her opponent folded fairly quickly and she took the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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28,800
8,400
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8,400 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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59,500
36,950
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36,950 |
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59,300
-11,500
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-11,500 |
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58,600
-7,600
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-7,600 |
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58,300
12,800
|
12,800 |
|
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54,100
11,100
|
11,100 |
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43,600
3,500
|
3,500 |
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29,200
29,200
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29,200 |
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20,400
9,250
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9,250 |
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17,200
5,100
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5,100 |
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12,100
-6,800
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-6,800 |
