The action folded around to Hiroyuki Tanaka in the hijack who moved all in for around 60,000 in chips. Bryan Huang was seat to his left and made the call forcing a fold from the player on the button as well as the two in the blinds.
Huang:
Tanaka:
The board ran out to see Huang hold with the higher kicker and send Tanaka home just one place short of the money.
The remaining 27 players are all guaranteed at least KRW 5,050,000 for their efforts.
Shintaro Baba raised to 10,000 before the flop and Wenlin Wang moved all in for 62,000 chips. The action folded back to Baba and he made the call after about a minute.
Wang:
Baba:
The board ran out and Wang was knocked out. We are now down to 28 players and that means hand-for-hand is in play.
We are down to 29 players and just two spots from the money, here's an accurate seating chart to give a better idea of the short-handed action that's going on on some of the tables right now.
Masaki Nakano moved all in for his remaining 29,000 from under the gun as the action folded around to Takuya Suzuki in the cut off. He raised it up to 65,000 which forced a fold from the players on the button and in the blinds.
Nakano:
Suzuki:
The board ran out to see Suzuki hold with his over pair.
29 players remain in the tournament as we’re left with one elimination before the money bubble.