Even though Tao Wang only just sat down, he has just been eliminated by Maxim Befus. Wang held 
against the 
of Befus when the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
124,000 | 74,000 |
|
Busted |
The flop read 
with about 8,000 in the middle already. Martijn Gerrits, in the cutoff, check-called the 2,600 bet of Weiyi Zhang on the button.
The turn brought them the 
, now Gerrits check-folded to the 6,300 continuation-bet of Zhang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
86,000 | 22,000 |
|
85,000 | 85,000 |
|
54,000 | 4,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
49,000 | -1,000 |
|
48,000 | 48,000 |
|
34,000 | -31,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Ken Tong has just been eliminated by Chye Wei Soh when he ran his 
into the 
of Soh.
Over on another table, Weiyi Zhang had been eliminated and has now reentered and taken his seat at the fifth table that has been opened. Big blinds from the other tables have been moved to the new table and they have been joined by a brand new player, Yilin Yang.
On two other tables, John Tech and Tao Wang have taken their seats.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
50,000 | 30,000 |
|
50,000 | |
|
|
50,000 | |
|
|
50,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
With the opening of the fourth table, more players have entered the field after the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | |
|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 500
The 23 remaining players have been sent for their only 15-minute break of the day.
Weiyi Zhang raised to 1,000 from the under-the-gun position and action folded to Michael Huang in late position. Huang three-bet to 5,000. Yifan Zheng four-bet shoved for a bit less than 20,000. Everyone folded and Zhang was up for the decision. Zhang looked at his cards once more and then decided to also go all-in, having both of his opponent covered. Huang snap-called for the 26,450 he had in front of him.
Yifan Zheng: 
Michael Huang: 
Weiyi Zhang: 
The board ran out 
, even though Zheng flopped a flush draw, it never materialized and he was sent to the cashier to reenter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
71,000 | 21,000 |
|
|
20,000 | -36,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Maxim Befus was sent to the cashier to pay for a reentry and Martijn Gerrits was kind enough to relate what had happened:
Kitty Kuo opened and Maxim Befus three-bet. Action folded back to Kuo who four-bet to put Befus all-in and Befus called,
Maxim Befus:
Kitty Kuo: 
The ace on the board eliminated Befus from the tournament and he made his way to the cashier. When he reentered, he pulled the exact same seat as he was seated in before.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
50,000 |
Jing Xiang Ong raised to 800 from under the gun and was called by Konstantin Pogodin in mid-position. Kevin Clark raised to 2,800 from the button and both Ong and Pogodin called.
The flop brought them the 
, both Ong and Pogodin checked. Clark continued with a bet of 6,500. Ong raised to 20,000 and Pogodin decided to shove having both of his opponents covered. Clark glanced at his cards once more, shook his head and then folded. Ong called without hesitating.
Jing Xiang Ong: 
Konstantin Pogodin:
Ong had flopped a flush and open-ended straight draw and Pogodin flopped the higher open-ended straight draw.
The turn came with the to give Pogodin the straight he needed to eliminate Ong. Ong needed a spade to double up.
The river completed the board with the 
to give Ong the lower straight and he was sent to the rail first.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 | 55,000 |
|
43,000 | -6,000 |
|
|
Busted |