The action started with Huidong Gu raising to 65,000 from under the gun. Weiyi Zhang then bumped it up to 180,000 from the button which forced a fold from the blinds. Gu made the call before both players watched the flop come down .
Gu then instantly moved all in for 550,000 in chips applying the pressure on Zhang. He deliberated for over a minute, before finally making the call.
Gu:
Zhang:
Zhang had made a good call with his jacks in front of Gu’s ace-high. Both then watched as the then completed the board.
Gu had thought he had won when the ace came not realising that it had only improved Zhang’s hand to a straight.
Shen Ming Yin opted to move all in for his remaining 496,000 in chips from the cut off. Next in line was Cheng Ho, who raised it up to one million in chips from the button. Fan Zhao was in the small blind and agonised over his decision before finally releasing his hand. The big blind got out of the way and the cards were shown.
Yin:
Ho:
Ho looked like he’d be jumping into the chip lead until the board ran out . Fortunately for Yin an ace appeared on the river to see him double up to over a million in chips.
Florencio Campomanes moved all in for his remaining 110,000 from the cut off as the decision folded around to Weijie Ye in the big blind. He made the call before both players tabled their cards.
Campomanes:
Ye:
Campomanes watched as the board came down to see him hold with his small pair as he doubled up to 260,000 in chips.
The action folded around to Shen Ming Yin on the button who raised it up to 60,000 in chips. The decision then folded to Fan Zhao on the big blind who moved all in for 472,000 in chips. With the option back on Yin, he thought for over a minute, before making the call.
Yin:
Zhao:
Both players turned over the same hand and it looked like your standard chop pot. However, the dealer then proceeded to reveal a board resulting in Zhao hitting the nut flush on the river.
The big double up sees Zhao move up to 970,000 in chips. Yin falls to 501,000 following the hand.
Cheng Ho raised to 50,000 from under the gun and was called by Shen Ming Yin in the small blind. Alex Xiang Wei Lee then moved all in from the big blind for 363,000 in chips. Ho thought for a moment before making the call forcing Yin out of the hand.
Ho:
Lee:
The board ran out to see Lee unable to improve as he was eliminated in 11th place.
The remaining 10 players will continue on till their is one more bust out before heading on a dinner break.
The action folded around to Florencio Campomanes in the small blind who moved all in for 304,000. Weiyi Zhang then went into the tank for over a minute before finally making the call before both players tabled their cards.
Campomanes:
Zhang:
The board ran out to see Campomanes hold with his pair as he doubled to 628,000 in chips.
The remaining 11 players have been sent into a 10-minute break. After the next elimination, the two tables will continue five-handed and a redraw takes place with nine players left.