The action started with the player in the hijack making the call before Eddy Liang bumped it up to 2,600 from the button. The bet was called and both players watched the flop fall .
A quick bet of 2,000 was called by Liang before the fell on the turn. A check was followed by Liang betting out 5,100 in chips. His opponent then grabbed some additional chips and made a raise. Liang didn't waste any time as he moved all in, covering his opponent, and was called instantly.
Liang:
Opponent:
Both players had turned a full house but it was Liang who had the higher one with nines-full. The completed the board and Liang was awarded the pot as his opponent made his way for the exit.
Thomas Ward raised and called a three-bet to see a heads-up flop of , which was called by the New Zealander and his opponent. On the turn, Ward bet and called a raise before the river again saw both players checking. The New Zealander showed his and that won the pot, his opponent shook his head and released the cards into the muck.
Eddy Liang looked over from the button at his two opponent’s stacks in the blinds before raising it up to 2,400. The small blind mucked before Yuguang moved all in for his remaining 11,400 from the big blind. Liang made the quick call and both players tabled their cards.
Liang:
Li:
The board ran out to see Li hold with his set as he welcomed the much needed double up.
With more than $3.4 million winnings in live tournaments, David Steicke is one of the biggest names in today's field and sits next to Bryan Huang. The Australian already entered a few levels ago but didn't have any major action yet.
That just changed when he bet the flop and eventually called the shove of a short-stack for 18,600 in chips with for top pair and a gutshot. The opponent held the and didn't want to improve to a set anymore once the fell on the turn. However, the river didn't help Steicke and he fell below starting stack.
With a total of six hours of play and breaks excluded, there is pretty much one hour left to still jump into the event until 20 minutes after midnight. The overall attendance has increased to 81 players, of which 59 remain in the middle of level 8.
Pieter Necker opened to 2,700 and the player right next to him moved all in for what looked like 20,000. The South African wasn't as happy about the call but sighed and tossed in the chips, immediately. As soon as he spotted the of his opponent, Necker's face changed for the better as he held the superior .
The board ran out and Necker is among the current big stacks.
JP Kelly late-registered for the event and news spread that the Brit was here, so we headed back into the tournament area to check for his table. Once arriving there, Kelly just stood up and had his chips raided by ... Raiden Kan from Hong Kong.
It was only the second hand for the Brit and he got it in with pocket jacks, Kan held the and the board ran out king-high without any help for the Brit.
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fell on the turn. A check was followed by Liang betting out 5,100 in chips. His opponent then grabbed some additional chips and made a raise. Liang didn't waste any time as he moved all in, covering his opponent, and was called instantly. 
completed the board and Liang was awarded the pot as his opponent made his way for the exit.
, which was called by the New Zealander and his opponent. On the 
turn, Ward bet and called a raise before the 
and that won the pot, his opponent shook his head and released the cards into the muck.
to see Li hold with his set as he welcomed the much needed double up.
flop and eventually called the shove of a short-stack for 18,600 in chips with 
fell on the turn. However, the 
river didn't help Steicke and he fell below starting stack.
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