Day 1a chip leader Christopher Park has just been eliminated. We didn't catch the action, but we did see Park's hand of pocket kings turned over and Jin Ho Doo's pocket fives turned over with a board that contained a five on the flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
112,000
47,100
|
47,100 |
|
Busted |
After a raise to 3,000 from Joshua Hong Kim and a call from Joji Mikubo, Sparrow Cheung moved all in for 37,000 from the big blind. Both of his opponents folded and Cheung won the pot to chip up a bit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
51,000
12,800
|
12,800 |
|
45,000
27,500
|
27,500 |
|
||
|
|
12,800
20,500
|
20,500 |
Lawrence Chung and Tom Alner were in action on the 
flop. Alner was first up and bet 2,900. Chung put in a raise to 8,000 and then Alner fired back with a reraise to 14,900. Chung quickly moved all in for 81,300 and Alner gave it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
900
|
900 |
|
29,000
7,800
|
7,800 |
|
||
When we came to Table 7 there was a board showing 
and Croatia's Sasa Zorc was in a hand with one opponent. It all happened very fast as both player's chips went into the middle.
Zorc turned over 
for a flopped flush, while his opponent's 
was drawing dead. The 
on the river gave the player an extra piece of the board, but not enough to win. Zorc took down that nice pot and now has over 100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
39,400
|
39,400 |
|
|
||
Tennille Alivizatos was in the big blind when it all started with a an open from the under the gun player. Yvo Molin made the call on the opener's direct left and the small blind also made the call.
Flop: 
The play was checked to Molin and he bet 4,000. Cards went into the muck as it became Alivizatos' turn. She shoved all in and it was back on Molin who made the call.
Molin:
Alivizatos: 
The turn and river changed nothing as Alivizatos had a good enough showing to rake in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000
25,900
|
25,900 |
|
|
10,000
16,800
|
16,800 |
Clayton Chang had Luisa Helps all in preflop. He had the 
and she held the 
. The flop, turn and river ran out 
and Helps was eliminated. Chang now has 173,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
173,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Hong Yan Bian raised from middle position and made it 2,600 to go. Lawrence Chung made the call from the hijack seat and everyone else folded before the dealer ran out the 
flop. Bian bet 3,200 and Chung made the call.
The turn card paired the board with the 
and Bian checked. Chung pounced at the opportunity and bet 5,400 with 47,000 behind. Bian tanked, then called.
The 
landed on the river and Bian studied. She then asked for a count on Chung's stack. He showed her prior to her betting 17,000. Chung raised all in. That sent Bian back into the tank and she thought for a couple minutes. Eventually, she gave it up and Chung won the pot. He showed her the for a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
119,100
58,500
|
58,500 |
|
|
58,500
41,500
|
41,500 |
The action was opened by Hoi Ting Lee in the cutoff seat. It was then on Jeffrey Holbrook in the big blind and he three-bet to 6,775. Lee then put in the four-bet to 18,000. A call from Holbrook and the 
flop was dealt.
Holbrook took a few moments to make his decision, eventually lightly tapping the table. When it was on Lee he would quickly shove all in. The bet was too strong for Holbrook as he flicked his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000
30,500
|
30,500 |
Early in the day and we have what seems to be one of the first eliminations.
We came to Ben McLean's table with a flop showing and with McLean in the hand against Japan's Takuya Kikuchi. McLean was first to act and threw out 5,500. Kikuchi then popped it to 16,500 which sent McLean deep into the tank.
Eventually McLean decided to put his tournament life on the life, nudging his stack into the middle of the felt. It was only a little more than his Kikuchi's raise and when the player flicked in enough to call, the two turned their hands over.
McLean's 
would need some help against the 
of Kikuchi and then the turn and river ran out the 
and the , it was all over for McLean as the Aussie now has plenty of time left to explore Seoul.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
20,100
|
20,100 |
|
Busted |
The cards are in the air for Day 2.
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