Ken Okada is already busy in the side event and his former seat is now occupied by Sheng Chen, who sent a short-stacked Jinhai Zhang to the rail.
Zhang had put her hopes on 
and failed to get there versus 
on a board of 
.
Xi Yang was all in for 51,500 on the button with the 
and Jieming Xu in the bi blind took the flip with .
The board came 
and Yang doubled to put a dent into Xu's stack.
Huashu Ke was all in for just over 50,000 with the 
and big stack Yuanjun Lu looked him up with the .
The board came 
and Ke dodged the flush draw to double. Jung Chou Lee has vanished from that table while former champion Dengfeng Yu has chipped up.
Two short stacks were all in with Phachara Wongwichit and Kaireddine Ghribi with the latter holding 
and the former tabling 
. They were covered by Jonhee Yeah with 
and the board came 
to send two players to the rail.
Day 2 will play a total of 10 levels of 60 minutes each with a break every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after the sixth level. The action will conclude after 10 levels or down to the final four tables, whichever of the two comes first.
Furthermore, an additional tournament day has been added as Day 3 will attempt to play down to a final table. This also has an influence on the streaming schedule as the Main Event takes the focus for the following two days.
The cards of Renjun Gia Yang were already in the muck as he paid off Xin He who had turned a nine-high straight in a battle of the blinds with the 
. The board was still showing with 
and Yang has had to forfeit a big portion of his stack since sitting down for Day 2 alreaady.
Kenichi Takarabe three-bet all in out of the hijack and Jin Su moved all in from the button, which Dengfeng Yu as initial raiser with the biggest stack called.
Kenichi Takarabe: 
Jin Su:
Dengfeng Yu:
The board came 
and Su turned a set to double through Yu while sending former Red Dragon champion Takarabe to the rail.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
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