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

05-08-2024 17:48 UTC+7

Dwan Wins Three-Way Pot

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 0/0, 2,000 ante

On the tail end of a J♠10♥7♥9♣7♣ board, Yang Xiao Tai checked and Gavin bet 33,000 in the cutoff. Tom Dwan called on the button and Tai used one time ban k extension before she pushed forward her short stack of 40,000.

"She just called," Dwan instantly clarified when the cards were exposed. Gavin had the K♠Q♣ for the king-high straight, as did Tai with the K♣Q♠. Dwan's 9♠7♦ had a full house to win the pot.

Tai only had 7,000 chips left and busted the next hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Dwan	330,000 150,000	150,000

Gavin	126,000 94,000	94,000
Yang Xiao Tai	Busted

Tags: Gavin Tom Dwan Yang Xiao Tai

05-08-2024 17:38 UTC+7

Qi Triples Up Against Two Sets

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 0/0, 2,000 ante

Three players got their chips into the middle on the 10♦9♥7♠6♣ with a middle stack at risk holding the 7♣7♦ for a set of sevens. Lirui Zhang had 10♣10♠ for a set of tens but Xuming Qi had improved to a straight with the 8♥8♠.

Nothing changed with the J♦ river and Qi tripled for 133,000, while the third player in the hand had to redeem their second bullet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xuming Qi	465,000 115,000	115,000
Ivan Zhang	200,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Lirui Zhang Xuming Qi

05-08-2024 17:34 UTC+7

Zhou Eliminated by Ake

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 0/0, 2,000 ante

The turn showed A♠9♥9♣K♠ and Ake check-raised a bet of 40,000 by Quan Zhou, who then clicked it back. Ake moved all-in and Zhou called for around the stack of one bullet.

Quan Zhou: J♣9♠ All in
Ake: A♥A♦

Zhou needed the case nine but the J♠ river only made an inferior full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ake	750,000 320,000	320,000
Quan Zhou	Busted

Tags: Ake Quan Zhou

05-08-2024 17:28 UTC+7

The Current Big Stacks in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 0/0, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Zong Tao	800,000
Liu Cheng	750,000 50,000	50,000
Hu Xiao	750,000
Zong Bao	625,000 30,000	30,000
Martin Nielsen	550,000

05-08-2024 17:23 UTC+7

Cates Enters; Dwan Loses

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 0/0, 2,000 ante

In the last hand before the break, Tom Dwan got it in with the Q♦J♦ on a flop of A♥10♦6♦ to put San Zhang at risk. The latter had flopped a set with 6♣6♠ and held on a 10♥ turn and 7♠ river.

With the start of the new level, Dan "Jungleman" Cates took a seat over on table nine and the field now shows 44 players out of 55 entries remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
San Zhang	277,000 277,000	277,000
Tom Dwan	180,000 110,000	110,000

Dan Cates	150,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Dan Cates San Zhang Tom Dwan

Level: 5

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 2,000

05-08-2024 17:03 UTC+7

First Break of the Day

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 0/0, 1,500 ante

The first four levels of action-filled Short Deck poker have been completed and a field of 53 entries has been whittled down to 40 players, who have been sent on a scheduled 15-minute break.

05-08-2024 17:03 UTC+7

Nielsen Continues to Add Chips

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 0/0, 1,500 ante

In three-way action to the A♣7♦6♣ flop, Gavin made it 10,000 to go and Martin Nielsen in the cutoff was the only caller. The duo headed to the 10♣ turn on which Gavin checked. Nielsen bet 35,000 and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Liu Cheng	700,000 380,000	380,000
Martin Nielsen	550,000 150,000	150,000

Gavin	220,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Gavin Martin Nielsen

05-08-2024 16:59 UTC+7

Pictures From the Early Stages of the Short Deck Main Event

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Christian Zetzsche

05-08-2024 16:57 UTC+7

Dwan Earns a Bullet

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 0/0, 1,500 ante

Tom Dwan had an open raise to 60,000 in front and then called the all-in of a shorter stack for fewer than one bullet. His Q♠10♠ was up against the 10♦9♦ and the kicker played on a board of K♠10♣8♣A♠7♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Dwan	290,000 115,000	115,000

Tags: Tom Dwan