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

May 08, 2024

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.

Tags: Gavin Tom Dwan Yang Xiao Tai

May 08, 2024

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.

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May 08, 2024

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.

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May 08, 2024

The Current Big Stacks in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

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

May 08, 2024

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.

Tags: Dan Cates San Zhang Tom Dwan

Level: 5

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 2,000

May 08, 2024

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.

May 08, 2024

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.

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May 08, 2024

Pictures From the Early Stages of the Short Deck Main Event

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Christian Zetzsche

May 08, 2024

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♣.

Tags: Tom Dwan