Sparrow Cheung moved all in from the hijack for his remaining 34,000 and an opponent in the big blind made the call, players turned over their hands with Cheung at risk.
Sparrow Cheung: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Cheung's pair of jacks held on for the double up through his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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74,500
29,400
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29,400 |
Markus Garberg opened to 8,000 from the hijack. Kitty Kuo called from the button, along with the player in the big blind.
The flop came 
. The player in the big blind and Garberg checked. Kuo bet 13,000. The big blind folded. Garberg called.
The turn brought the 
. Garberg checked. Kuo continued with a bet of 27,000. Garberg called.
The 
river completed the board and was checked around. Garberg showed 
and Kuo tossed her hand in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
205,000
116,800
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116,800 |
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151,000
63,500
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63,500 |
The player on the cutoff opened to 11,000. Chun Long Yu, in the small blind, three-bet shoved for 78,000. The cutoff tank-called.
Chun Long Yu: 
Opponent: 
The board ran 
giving Yu a straight to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
163,000
27,600
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27,600 |
Mingyang Liu called an all-in from an opponent for around 56,000 and the two players turned over their hands.
Mingyang Liu: 
Opponent: 
The flop came down 
as Liu hit a pair of kings to take the lead. The 
on the turn and 
on the river did not change anything as Liu took down the pot with his kings, eliminating his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
397,000
30,600
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30,600 |
A player moved all in for 60,000 from the small blind, Chen An Lin called from the big blind and the two players turned over their hands with Lin's opponent at risk of elimination.
Chen An Lin: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Lin took down the pot with his aces up, eliminating his opponent and surpassing the 300,000 mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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315,000
183,600
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183,600 |
Minsoo Kim opened to 11,000 from the hijack. The player in the big blind called.
The dealer spread a flop of 
. The big blind checked. Kim bet 12,500. The big blind check-called.
The turn brought the and was checked through to the river. Both players checked again. The player in the big blind showed but that wasn't good enough as Kim tabled to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000
176,400
|
176,400 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 500
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The board read 
, Yuan Chao Li bet 56,500 into a pot that was around 105,000 and his opponent made the call.
Li turned over 
for a flopped set of nines and his opponent mucked his hand, giving Li the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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589,000
159,000
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159,000 |
The player in the hijack raised to 12,000. The cutoff three-bet to 34,000. Cher Whey Cheng, in the big blind, three-bet to 110,000.
The hijack went deep into the tank before giving up his hand. The cutoff quickly folded.
''I wanted a call!'' commented Cheng.
''You had a pocket?'' asked the player in the hijack.
''For sure. I put my tournament life at risk. Picture pocket.''
''I had ace-king,'' said the hijack.
''Really? I had ace-king too! but I folded,'' added one of their tablemates!
''No, I had ace-king! I'm playing with liars,'' answered Cheng jokingly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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160,000
35,000
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35,000 |
