Gang Zhao found an unexpected triple up when he shoved from the hijack with 
. He got two calls, from the cutoff with 
and from the button with 
.
The board ran out 
and Zhao turned the pair he needed to stay alive, while the button player busted, and the cutoff won the side pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
57,800
28,800
|
28,800 |
Sunyun Su opened to 3,800 from under the gun. It folded to the lady in the big blind who looked at her cards before immediately moving all in for her last 15 big blinds. Su called.
Sunyun Su: 
All-in Player: 
The board came 
with the all-in player missing her flush draw to bust.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Lei Yu was in the big blind, and defended after a raise from the cutoff player.
The flop was 
and Lei Yu check-called a bet for 5,000 chips.
The fell on the turn and Yu check-called again, this time for 8,000.
The was the last card of the board, and Yu checked for a third time, while his opponent fired an overbet for 50,000 chips.
Yu tanked for a couple of minutes, asked his opponent to show the rest of his stack, which was around 28,000, took away of his stack the required chips for a call, but eventually folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
||
Hao Tian managed to bust a player and built a more than 40-big blind stack after picking up aces and getting paid with a preflop all in.
He opened from early position, and the cutoff player shoved, with Tian snap calling.
Hao Tian: 
Cutoff: 
The board ran out 
, and there was no trouble for Tian, who sent a player to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
A player moved all in for 3,800 from under the gun and got one caller before Celina Lin three-bet all in for around 35,000 from the small blind. The caller folded and the cards were turned over.
Celina Lin:
All-in Player: 
The board ran out 
and Lin added a small amount to her stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Bolei Zhang held 
but was behind to the 
of a single opponent. However, the 
runout gave him a full house, eights full of nines, eliminating his opponent.
He moves up to over 200,000 in chips with a little over a level remaining in Day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000 |
Thijs Hilberts was facing a tough decision in the flop, where he had raised to 15,000 after his opponent's continuation-bet, and his opponent went all in for 75,000 chips.
Hilberts was considering whether to call or not, asking his opponent if he would show him his cards if he folds. His opponent replied that he will show only one, and after some more deliberation he decided to call. The other player in the hand said "Nice call," and the two players opened their cards.
Thijs Hilberts:
Opponent: 
Hilberts was ahead with this pair but he still had to fade some outs. The on the turn gave some extra outs for a gutshot to the other player, and the on the river was one of them, prompting Hilberts to hit his card on the table with frustration.
Still, Hilberts has around 80,000 but with this pot he would have catapulted himself to the chip leaders of Day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000 |
With around 12,000 in the middle on a 
board, Xixiang Luo bet 8,400 and a single opponent called.
The river was the 
putting three hearts on the board, and Luo moved all in for around 22,000. His opponent quickly folded and Luo took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 | |
|
||
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
