The tournament clock is now showing that there are 163 players left. The dealers have been asked to stand up once the hand is done. Once all dealers are done, they will need to deal one more hand in this blind level. As not all dealers are standing up yet, hand-for-hand play might not be needed as there are still some hands in progress.
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Tianyuan Tang opened to 14,000 and Hao Kai Wu three-bet to 187,000. Tang made the call, the flop came down 
and Tang moved all in.
Wu called his remaining 19,000 and the players turned over their hands, Wu showing 
for top pair and Tang tabling 
for an over pair of kings.
The 
on the turn and 
on the river changed nothing as Tang added another healthy pot to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
565,000
509,700
|
509,700 |
|
Busted |
Qiang Xiu opened to 15,000 from early position and Thananat Therdtskoonrat called his remaining 15,000 all in from late position, the players turned over their hands with Therdtskoonrat at risk of being the bubble.
Qiang Xiu: 
Thananat Therdtskoonrat: 
The flop of 
came down with something for both players as Therdtskoonrat paired his eight and Xiu picked up a pair of sixes with a flush draw.
The 
on the turn was of no help to anyone and Therdtskoonrat's pair of eights was still ahead. The dealer flipped over the on the river and the crowd that had gathered around the table went electric as Xiu popped the bubble with his rivered trip sixes.
Therdtskoonray was sent home as the bubble boy and all player remaining are now guaranteed at least a min-cash of ₱118,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
465,000
218,500
|
218,500 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
The player in middle position opened to 18,000. Norbert Koh, in the small blind, called.
A flop reading 
was dealt. Koh checked. The player in middle position bet 13,000. Koh check-raised all in for 63,000. His opponent gave up his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
96,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
Keon Yong Ma limped from early position along with the small blind. The player in the big blind raised shoved for 64,000. Ma reshoved for 128,000. The small blind folded.
Keon Yong Ma: 
Opponent: 
The board ran 
and Ma rivered quads, sending his opponent to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
198,000
153,500
|
153,500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,085,000
845,000
|
845,000 |
|
967,000
232,000
|
232,000 |
|
|
790,000
391,000
|
391,000 |
|
582,000
298,000
|
298,000 |
|
575,000
259,300
|
259,300 |
|
182,000
107,500
|
107,500 |
|
175,000
104,300
|
104,300 |
The board read 
, Chen An Lin checked to Jian Hui Giam who bet 80,000 into a pot around 100,000. Lin made the call and Giam tabled 
, Lin mucked his hand and Giam added to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
862,000
167,000
|
167,000 |
|
265,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
The player under the gun opened to 25,000. Yuka Asaka, in the big blind, called.
The dealer spread a flop of 
. Asaka checked. The player under the gun bet 30,000. Asaka-check-raised all in for around 390,000. Her opponent snap-called, putting at risk his last 80,000.
Yuka Asaka: 
Opponent: 
The turn and river filled up the board and Asaka stayed ahead, sending her opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
520,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
The remaining players will now be taking a 60-minute dinner break.
