$50,000 Short Deck Main Event Day 1 | 2024 Jin Bei Cup

05-08-2024 19:17 UTC+7

Roller Coaster Double Up Galore on Table Five

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 0/0, 5,000 ante

Zong Wu was the shortest stack at risk in a three-way all-in over on table five that also included AO and Liu Cheng.

Zong Wu: A♦A♣ All in
AO: K♦K♥ All in
Liu Cheng: J♥10♦

The board ran out J♣9♣6♦7♥A♣ and Wu tripled up while AO doubled through Cheng for 338,000.

Cheng was then all-in with the A♥A♦ and AO was trying to finish the job with the A♣K♥. However, the aces held on the J♥9♦8♦K♣8♣ and Cheng doubled right back.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yang Yang	800,000 557,000	557,000
Zong Wu	650,000 650,000	650,000
Liu Cheng	500,000 680,000	680,000
AO	340,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: AO Liu Cheng Zong Wu

05-08-2024 19:15 UTC+7

Nielsen Fades a Ton of Outs

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 0/0, 5,000 ante

With just around 40,000 in the middle on the K♣10♠8♠ flop, Martin Nielsen ended up all-in and at risk for 312,000 against Zong Tao.

Martin Nielsen: A♣Q♠ All in
Zong Tao: 9♠7♠

Tao had the open-ended straight flush draw but somehow didn't get there with the 8♦ turn and 8♣ river, as Nielsen dodged a ton of outs for the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zong Tao	750,000 150,000	150,000
Martin Nielsen	670,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Martin Nielsen Zong Tao

05-08-2024 19:13 UTC+7

Kobe Busts Cates and Dwan

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 0/0, 5,000 ante

The action escalated on multiple tables at once with a few minutes to go prior to the dinner break.

Dan Cates picked up a straight draw with 9♦8♠ on the Q♣7♣6♦ flop but Kobe's A♠A♥ stayed ahead on the J♣ turn and Q♥ river. The table was told to stop with just three players and Tom Dwan was moved over only to get knocked out by Kobe as well.

Dwan's A♦10♦ were up against J♠J♣ and they couldn't get there despite a mighty sweat on the K♦10♣9♦7♠9♠ board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kobe	1,475,000 375,000	375,000
Dan Cates	Busted

Tom Dwan	Busted

Tags: Dan Cates Kobe Tom Dwan

05-08-2024 19:07 UTC+7

Zhou Doubles Through Denzel

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 0/0, 5,000 ante

Quan Zhou was all-in and at risk for 235,000 with the A♥A♣ and had little to fear, as Denzel only held the 6♦6♣.

There was no threat on the K♦Q♦10♥Q♠9♠ runout and Zhou doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	490,000 190,000	190,000
Denzel	90,000 365,000	365,000

Tags: Denzel Quan Zhou

05-08-2024 19:00 UTC+7

Tang Out With a Big Bang

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 0/0, 5,000 ante

The flipping for stacks has also commenced on table two and it was Zong Tang all-in for more than one full stack with the A♥J♣. CD looked him up with the Q♣Q♦ and the Q♥6♣6♠ flop all but locked it up.

No running aces followed with the 7♥ turn and 10♥ river, sending Tang to the rail. Both players instantly declared "cover, cover, cover" and the chips were pushed one spot over to CD as quickly.

Player	Chips	Progress
CD	825,000 375,000	375,000
Zong Tang	Busted

Tags: CD Zong Tang

05-08-2024 18:57 UTC+7

Xiao Out for a Second Time

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 0/0, 5,000 ante

The $5,000 Single Day NLH winner Yao Xiao had already entered for a second time and exhausted the first bullet. He then got it in with the K♥Q♦ and was up against Ai with the A♣A♥. The Q♣J♣10♥ flop gave Xiao more outs but the 8♠ turn and 8♦ river were not among them.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ai	650,000
Yao Xiao	Busted

Tags: Yao Xiao Ai

05-08-2024 18:54 UTC+7

Cates Denied a Double After Re-Entry

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 0/0, 5,000 ante

Dan Cates had re-entered to table three and got one shove through. He was then all-in preflop with the A♠K♠ against table chip leader Kobe, who had the interior A♥J♦. The board paired twice on the 9♦8♥7♣9♣7♠ and they chopped it up.

No longer on the table is Zong Bao, who may very well jump back in at some point.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kobe	1,100,000 600,000	600,000
Dan Cates	200,000 200,000	200,000

Zong Bao	Busted

Tags: Dan Cates Kobe

Level: 8

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 5,000

05-08-2024 18:48 UTC+7

CD Doubles; Tang Earns a Knockout

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 0/0, 4,000 ante

CD earned a full double when his 9♦9♣ made a full house on the J♠9♥7♣K♥J♣ runout. On the same table, Zong Tang was trying to knock out two shorter stacks with K♣Q♣ versus A♦A♣ and J♦10♦. The A♥8♠6♦7♦10♠ board let both opponents survive.

Tang got his revenge against one of them the next hand with A♦9♦ versus K♣J♣, as he remained best on a board of 10♥9♠8♠6♦10♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
CD	450,000 150,000	150,000
Zong Tang	375,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Zong Tang CD

05-08-2024 18:41 UTC+7

Tony G Calls Out Phil Hellmuth | Life Outside Poker Podcast

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 0/0, 4,000 ante

Life Outside Poker w/ Connor Richards is a new podcast for PokerNews that focuses on poker players with successful careers and lives outside of poker.

For the third episode, Connor spoke with high-stakes poker player, politician and entrepreneur Antanas "Tony G" Guoga. In the interview, Tony G spoke about growing up in Lithuania, founding PokerNews in the early 2000s, getting into European politics later in life and his favorite televised poker moments.

He also opened up about clashing with players like Phil Hellmuth in televised games and even issued a heads-up challenge to the Poker Brat. Will Hellmuth take him on, or is he, like Tony G said, "afraid to ever play me again?"

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Tony G by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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