Yesterday's total entrants of 236 has already been blown out of the water, with the tournament clock currently showing 300 entries. Day 1b has already necessitated the usage of some tables in the cash game area, with 275 players currently seated at the start of Level 5.
Yongbae Jin gave an essential boost on his stack, winning a preflop all in that caused the elimination of a player.
Jin was holding 
and he was a big favorite versus his opponent's 
.
The board ran out 
, and Jin is up to 94,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
94,000 |
On a 
flop, a player bet 3,200 and Bin Zhao moved all in for 5,600 from the button. His opponent put in the 1,400 extra to call and showed 
However, he was in bad shape against the 
flopped set of Zhao.
The turn and river were both aces 
and the pot was pushed to Zhao.
There was a moment's hesitation as the player thought he should have won, having rivered trips, but it gave Zhao a full house and the player eventually smiled at his mistake.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
||
|
|
85,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
72,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
Already on his second bullet, Uri Gilboa open-shoved from the hijack for 6,500. The cutoff called and the remaining players folded.
Uri Gilboa: 
Opponent: 
Gilboa picked up both straight and flush draws on the 
flop and the turn gave him extra counterfeit outs, with a king giving him a better two pair.
However, the bare minimum he needed was a pair and he hit a 
on the river to stay alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
A player opened to 2,000 and Chengjie Ji three-bet to 6,500. Ryota Matsumoto the three-bet to 20,000 and the initial raiser folded.
Ji then four-bet all in and Matsumoto snap-called.
Chengjie Ji: 
Ryota Matsumoto:
It was the fabled aces versus aces situation and players waited with bated breath as the flop came 
. There was a loud "oooh" as the 
turn gave Matsumoto a flush draw and he wiggled the in expectation.
However, the river was the 
and the pair chopped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,000 | |
|
|
30,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
67,000
67,000
|
67,000 |
|
|
18,500
18,500
|
18,500 |
|
17,500
17,500
|
17,500 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
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"Jacks full?" asked Rex Clinkscales with a board of 
in front of him. Yo Seb Rhee had bet 17,000 into a pot of 30,000 and Clinkscales was thinking over his options.
"This would be a sick one," he continued before eventually calling.
Rhee turned over 
and Clinkscales mucked. Rhee took down the pot, moving over 100,000 in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000 | |
|
|
43,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
Charalampos Lappas lost a pot and is down to around 20 bigs. He was found on the turn of a 
board, raising to 4,000, after his opponent's bet for 1,000 chips.
The other player called, and the completed the board on the river. Lappas bet 7,000 this time, and his opponent tanked for some time before calling the bet.
Lappas opened 
which he thought was good enough, but his opponent had 
for trips, and he won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,200
18,800
|
18,800 |
