Xudong Li had exactly three chips left, two red T-25,000 and one brown T-5,000, and moved all in for 55,000 in total. All his opponents folded and Li picked up the blinds and antes, he is still under immediate pressure though.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
-66,000
|
-66,000 |
Weiyi Zhang got things started with a raise to 18,000 from under the gun plus one. He was called by Zhifeng Yao and Ronald Chun Long Yu from the blinds and the three watched the flop come down 
.
Yao and Yu checked before Zhang threw out a 28,000 continuation bet. Yao then moved all in for 139,000 which was enough to force out Yu. Zhang asked for count before making the call before both players tabled their cards.
Yao: 
Zhang: 
Yao was in a commanding position with his ace high and higher flush draw. The 
on the turn was no concerm, however, the 
on the river paired up Zhang to reward him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000
233,000
|
233,000 |
|
Busted |
In all the commotion we missed Petro Popovich's elimination.
He was involved in a large pot against Yat Wai Cheng who ended up with a stack totalling 690,000 following the hand.
For his efforts, the Ukrainian earned himself HKD$65,400 for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
690,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
Busted |
Heyu Li raised to 20,000 from under the gun before Zhao Jun Ruan moved all in for his last 99,000 from the button. The blinds folded their hands before Li made the call.
Li: 
Ruan: 
It was smooth sailing for Ruan who kept his advantage after the flop came 
. Unfortunately the 
on the turn sent Li into the lead with a pair and Ruan was unable to connect on the 
river as he was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
Busted |
Picking up the action on a flop of 
, Fan Zhao check-raised from 25,000 to 65,000 out of the big blind and Yat Wai Cheng made the call to see the on the turn. Both players checked and the 
fell on the river. Zhao checked and faced a large bet worth 140,000 by Cheng to make a reluctant call.
Cheng tabled his 
for trips sevens and that scooped a nice pot and made him the new chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
920,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
540,000
-260,000
|
-260,000 |
Another couple of questions, another contestant. This time Randy "nanonoko" Lew is the victim, answering questions about his own poker results. Can he do better than his rival Celina Lin?
The full betting action is amiss, but start-of-the-day chip leader Xiaohua Fu just tried to steal the pot on the river of a 
board by betting 55,000. Qu Liu check-raised all in out of the big blind and Fu snap-folded his cards with sheer frustration on the face.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
104,000
|
104,000 |
|
45,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
Reagan Leman opened the action with a raise to 20,000 and Florencio Campomanes three-bet to 54,000 out of the cutoff seat. Leman called with little chips behind and moved all in after a flop of 
. It was 109,000 to call and Campomanes was sent into a world of pain. He let out a huge sigh and mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
145,000
-159,000
|
-159,000 |
Yat Wai Cheng opened to 16,000 and was called by Choon Siang Tan as well as Nicolas Cardyn in the small blind. On the 
flop, Cardyn check-raised to 128,000 and Cheng forfeited his continuation bet of 40,000. Tan had called Cheng's bet and also put in the extra chips to see the 
turn.
Cardyn immediately moved all in and Tan snap-called with 
, way ahead of the 
of the Frenchman. The river completed the board and Tan doubled for 144,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
630,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
375,000
-325,000
|
-325,000 |
The action folded around to Cheng Ho on the button who raised it up to 36,000. The small blind folded before XiaoHua Fu moved all in for his remaining 41,000. The bet was called and both players rolled over their cards.
Ho: 
Fu:
The board ran out 
to see Ho hold with his pair. Fu’s downward spiral finally resulted in his demise all within the first two hours of play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
Busted |
