Guang Hui Luo was all-in preflop and called by Kobe as well as Joy on the button.
Kobe jammed the Q♥9♥7♠ flop and Joy called all-in for 205,000.
Guang Hui Luo: A♦J♠
Joy: 9♠7♦
Kobe: J♥6♥
The Q♣ turn gave Luo outs but the K♦ river ensured his exit in 11th place, while Joy won the main and side pot.
Right after the action for the final two tables resumed, Ke Xu jammed the cutoff with a short stack of around 800,000 and Ming Zhong Liu called on the button.
Ke Xu: 8♣7♠
Ming Zhong Liu: 10♠10♥
The off-suit connectors failed to get there on the K♠J♦6♠A♦8♥ board and Xu was eliminated in 12th place for $113,000.
Quan Zhou raised to 425,000 from under the gun and Dan Cates called on the button. The flop came J♥10♦7♥ and Zhou bet 450,000, Cates jammed and Zhou called.
Quan Zhou: J♠J♣
Dan Cates: 9♥8♥
The K♠ turn and Q♠ river failed to pair the board and the bubble eventually burst.
Duan jammed for the last 360,000 from under the gun and Quan Zhou called in the hijack.
Duan: K♦Q♥
Quan Zhou: A♣K♣
Duan was on thin ice on the J♣8♦7♠ flop and A♥ turn, finding himself with just four outs to survive. The Q♦ river was not among them and he was eliminated two spots away from the money.
Gavin from under the gun put Duan at risk when the latter had the last 410,000 in the middle from the next seat.
Duan's A♦Q♦ were ahead versus Q♥10♦ but had to settle for a chop on the J♥10♠9♥6♣8♥ runout.
At the same time, there was some confusion over on. table four as Da Seng Sun had opened to 435,000. Zong Tao was aiming to go all-in while Sun splashed a few chips into the middle and four players at the table then argued back and forth while explaining the situation to the floor.
It was ultimately ruled as just a call by Tao, who then called all-in when Sun shoved the Q♦Q♠6♠ flop.
Zong Tao: A♠J♦
Da Seng Sun: K♦10♥
The 8♦ turn and J♠ river changed nothing and Tao doubled for another 875,000.
Kenneth Kee got it all-in with the A♦10♥ and Kobe called on the button with the A♣J♣.
They chopped after a board of 7♥7♦6♦7♠6♣.
Kee then raised to 480,000 with 10,000 behind one hand later. Kobe called in the cutoff and called the all-in on the A♥Q♥J♠ flop.
Kenneth Kee: A♦10♥
Kobe: A♣K♦
The very same hand for Kee brought his demise this time when the 10♠ turn and 9♥ river completed the board.
Esti Wang three-bet jammed for 1,295,000 and this time, a call followed by Quan Zhou to set up the following showdown.
Esti Wang: K♥Q♠
Quan Zhou: A♥Q♦
The board ran out K♣K♦6♥10♣6♠ and Wang spiked trips kings for the double.
The fifth table broke as the field was reduced to the final 23 already and another two players then ran out of chips.
Ming Zhong Liu lost a big all-in to Feng with A♠Q♦ versus K♥7♠ in a preflop all-in when the board came K♠9♣6♣Q♣8♦. He was left with a severe short stack while Ivan Zhang was knocked out soon after on a nearby table.
There was then a large commotion on table three when Ming Yan was all-in against Joy. Both had their stacks in the middle already when the turn showed Q♥10♠6♣J♦ with Yan at risk holding J♥10♥ for two pair. Joy had Q♦10♦ for superior two pair and the K♦ river changed nothing anymore.
The final day of the inaugural 2024 Jin Bei Cup series at the lavish five-star Jin Bei Palace Hotel in Sihanoukville has arrived. It will be the thrilling conclusion for one of the largest high-stakes short deck tournaments thus far and the $5,000,000 guarantee in the $50,000 Short Deck Main Event has been virtually reached thanks to 96 entries on Day 1.
However, with the late registration and add-on option still available prior to the start of Day 2 at 2 p.m. local time, the overall tally will grow further and that will also have an influence on the pre-determined payouts of the top three spots as well. The fireworks on yesterday's Day 1 never really stopped and the field was whittled down to just 23 survivors, all hailing from China.
Leading the way for the final day is Da Seng Sun with 3,900,000, thirteen times the total starting stack after a roller coaster ride in the final stages. He is followed by Kobe, who finished with 3,175,000 and there is already a gap to Quan Zhou in third place, who bagged up 2,180,000. He is fifth on the China's all-time money list with nearly $8.8 million in cashes and may add another big payday to his resume today.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Antes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Da Seng Sun | China | 3,900,000 | 260 |
| 2 | Kobe | China | 3,175,000 | 212 |
| 3 | Quan Zhou | China | 2,180,000 | 145 |
| 4 | Gavin | China | 2,083,000 | 139 |
| 5 | Zong Tao | China | 1,541,000 | 103 |
| 6 | Duan | China | 1,474,000 | 98 |
| 7 | Ke Xu | China | 1,435,000 | 96 |
| 8 | Esti Wang | China | 1,206,000 | 80 |
| 9 | Ge Hua | China | 1,098,000 | 73 |
| 10 | Aori | China | 1,021,000 | 68 |
Esti Wang, a familiar face from the Triton Poker high-stakes short deck tournaments and cash games, returns with 1,206,000 in chips whereas Yang Yang (880,000), Ming Zhong Liu (850,000), Fei Xu (821,000), and Lirui "Ivan" Zhang (774,000) also hope to reach the money stages and beyond.
Among those expected to re-enter are Singapore's number one Kenneth Kee, WSOP Short Deck bracelet winner Martin Nielsen, Dan "Jungleman" Cates as well as Tom "durrrr" Dwan who all bowed out on an action-filled opening day of the tournament.
Players can enter and re-enter until 2 p.m. local time and everyone also has the option to purchase additional add-ons as well. They can choose to add one or two stacks on top, with each stack exchanging the buy-in amount for 300,000 chips.
The antes for level 13 will be 15,000 with a button double ante of 30,000. Until a winner has been crowned, the levels will breeze by at a duration of 30 minutes each and that guarantees plenty of action all the way to the eventual conclusion.
So far, at least 12 spots will be paid as confirmed by the organisers prior to the tournament with the biggest slice reserved for the top three finishers. Based on the guarantee of $5,000,000, the podium spots will come with these huge prizes:
At 4 p.m. local time, there is also a final $10,600 Hyper Turbo NLH Side Event with a 20-minute duration as well that runs concurrently with the marquee event of the series.
The high-stakes short deck tournament here in Cambodia will recommence at 2 p.m. local time and the PokerNews team will be back on the floor to bring you as many of the showdowns as possible until a champion has been crowned.
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