When players get it in with ace-king versus ace-king, a split pot is very likely. In the case of Wayne Zhang, who had 
versus 
, the rare case happened that he made a flush on the board 
to score a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
After a three-bet, Yake Wu ended up all in for around 30,000 and was called two ways. Xiaosheng Zheng then bet the 
flop for 23,000 and the third player in the hand pushed all in. Zheng called for 52,900 and tabled the 
.
Wu had some chop outs with 
and the third player held 
for a full house. Nothing changed with the 
turn, but the 
provided quads on the board and Wu chopped to boost his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
45,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
A short stack ended up all in for around 25,000 with the 
and he was called by Hideki Izutsu with the . The board came 
and Izutsu spiked an eight to eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
115,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
Within quick succession, Keisuke Hikosaka and Tetsuya Enoki have been eliminated. The latter had a flip with 
against the 
of fellow countryman Daisuke Ogita and the board of 
gave Ogita a winning full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
A total of 145 entries have emerged in the first nine levels and 89 players still have chips. They get to enjoy 10 minutes away from the tables and another two levels of 40 minutes each remain until bagging and tagging.
The stack of Graeme Siow had been reduced to very few big blinds but he managed to double twice and jump back above average. The vital first double was a jam for the last 12,900 with 
versus 
and the board came 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
The double up galore on table eight appears to take on an extraordinary roller coaster ride, as first Daisuke Ogita doubled through Huahuan Feng before Oleg Titov doubled through Ogita.
Feng was caught in the crossfire when Ogita made the nut full house with 
on a board of 
for more than 85,000 on the river.
A few minutes later it was Titov that grinned with the words "we again" while he raked in his double. Whether or not the fireworks will slow down any time soon remains to be seen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
120,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
110,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Victor Chong headed over to the media desk with the words "Do you want another hand?" and then explained his fortunate double through Calvin Lee. According to Chong, he four-bet shoved for 48,000 with 
and Lee called with 
to see the board run out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
38,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
||
