Kazuhiko Yotsushika opened to 55,000 and he called the shove of Yasreel Praveen Doddaiavar for 234,000.
Yasreel Praveen Doddaiavar: 
Kazuhiko Yotsushika: 
On a board of 
, both players hit a pair and Doddaiavar prevailed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
300,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
The remaining 14 players are in the midst of a 10-minute break.
In the last hand of the level, Wayne Heung and Wayne Zhang clashed with the former at risk for the last nine big blinds.
Wayne Heung: 
Wayne Zhang: 
The board came 
and Heung was eliminated in 15th place for ₩9,745,000 ($8,576).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
Busted |
Ming Huan lost a flip for more than 300,000 with 
against the 
of Yilu Yuan on a board of 
and was left with crumbs, and in the big blind next.
Yilu Yuan pushed the small blind and Huang called it off.
Ming Huang: 
Chuanshu Chen:
On a board of 
, Chen hit the turn and Huang was out in 16th place for ₩8,770,000 ($7,718).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
670,000
485,000
|
485,000 |
|
500,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
Busted |
| Seat | Table 1 | Country | Chip Count | Table 2 | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Heung | Hong Kong | 172,000 | Kazuhiko Yotsushika | Japan | 435,000 |
| 2 | Daniel Smiljkovic | Germany | 900,000 | Yongwei Mo | China | 465,000 |
| 3 | Chuanshu Chen | China | 305,000 | Yunye Lu | China | 1,050,000 |
| 4 | Ming Huang | China | 255,000 | Yasreel Praveen Doddaiavar | India | 220,000 |
| 5 | Jian Yang | China | 1,100,000 | Yan Li | China | 1,800,000 |
| 6 | Wayne Zhang | China | 330,000 | Shinryo Nonin | Japan | 220,000 |
| 7 | Yilu Yuan | China | 185,000 | Kensaku Takagi | Japan | 360,000 |
| 8 | Keiji Takahashi | Japan | 1,200,000 | Calvin Lee | United States | 355,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,800,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
1,200,000 | |
|
||
|
1,100,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
1,050,000
660,000
|
660,000 |
|
900,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
465,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
435,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
360,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
355,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
330,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
305,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
255,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
220,000 | |
|
220,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
|
185,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
172,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
Gen Nose was all in and at risk preflop in a flip against Jian Yang and turned over . Yang had the 
and immediately flopped a set on 
. Nose picked up a gutshot on the turn, but the river delivered no runner-runner miracle.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
850,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
Busted |
Chuanshu Chen doubled for 184,000 with 
against the 
of Yongwei Mo on a board of 
and next up two players were eliminated in quick succession.
Yusuke Kotake took on big stack Keiji Takahashi and got his stack in after the 
flop.
Yusuke Kotake:
Keiji Takahashi:
The turn and the 
river were both blanks and Kotake was eliminated in 19th place.
Right after on the very same table, Kenny Shih lost a flip with ace-king against the pocket sevens of Yan Li and the rich got richer once more.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
500,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
400,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Calvin Lee jammed for 114,000 first to act and Daniel Smiljkovic called from one seat over. Jun Obara reshoved on the button for 195,000 and Smiljkovic called.
Calvin Lee: 
Jun Obara: 
Daniel Smiljkovic:
On a board of 
, Lee tripled up and Smiljkovic rivered the better hand to send Obara to the rail in 20th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
950,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
350,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Gen Nose raised and Daniel Smiljkovic called in the small blind. Wai Kiat Lee jammed out of the big blind for 417,000 and Nose folded, Smiljkovic made the call.
Wai Kiat Lee:
Daniel Smiljkovic:
The board came 
and Lee was the next casualty.
Right after, Hisashi Yamanouchi was waiting at the payout desk, too, as he was sent to the rail in 21st place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
900,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
