Level: 21
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Level: 21
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
The remaining 46 players have been sent on a 15-minute break. Day 2 will conclude after the completion of the next two levels or when the final 36 players have been reached.
Just before the end of the level, another two players were eliminated.
First up it was Jung Chou Lee who was all in with the and runaway chip leader Shenming Yin looked him up with the . The flop almost made it a lock for Lee but the turn and river gave Yin a straight.
Both could still laugh about it, snapped a picture of the board and even together before Lee headed to the payout desk.
In the last hand of the level, Xiaohang Ni was all in with the and Hideyoshi Tanaka called with . There would be no help on the board to reduce the field to the last 46 hopefuls.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Shenming Yin
|
2,200,000 | 100,000 |
Hideyoshi Tanaka | 650,000 | 50,000 |
Jung Chou Lee | Busted | |
Xiaohang Ni | Busted |
After a flop of , Bi Haisheng was all in with the and his opponent turned over the for a combo draw. The turn and river were no threat for Haisheng and he doubled for 477,000l
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Bi Haisheng | 1,050,000 | 456,000 |
Tao Chen was all in with the and Fei Xiong looked him up with the superior when the flop showed .
The turn officially left Chen drawing dead as the blank river rolled off .
Just one hand later, another Chen took on Xiong and that was Qifeng Chen. Down to 173,000 he pushed with when facing a raise by Shenming Yin from middle position and Xiong moved all in over the top, Yin instantly folded.
Qifeng Chen:
Fei Xiong:
Neither the flop nor the turn provided any help for Xiong and the on the river avoided back-to-back Chen eliminations
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Fei Xiong | 380,000 | 80,000 |
Qifeng Chen | 350,000 | 278,500 |
Tao Chen | Busted |
Daniel Lee was all in for 150,000 and Ben Lai reraised from two seats over to isolate successfully.
Daniel Lee:
Ben Lai:
The flop spelled trouble for Lee and the turn gave Lai the nut straight, Lee needed an ace to chop. A blank river completed the board and Lee was eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ben Lai | 1,750,000 | 300,000 |
Daniel Lee | Busted |
Kazuyuki Tanemura was knocked out while Paul Newey was more fortunate. Down to just six big blinds he pushed with the from the button and the big blind called with .
The board came to give Newey a seven-high straight.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Paul Newey | 160,000 | 40,000 |
Kazuyuki Tanemura | Busted |
The cards were already turned over as Renjun Gla Yang was all in with the and Yuanjun Lu called with .
On a board of , Yang could not catch any help and was the next casualty in a rapidly shrinking field.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Yuanjun Lu | 920,000 | |
Renjun Gla Yang | Busted |
Ben Lai and Dianlei Zhang were involved in a big three-bet pot to the flop on which Zhang ended up all in for more than 350,000.
Dianlei Zhang:
Ben Lai:
The turn and the river brought no help to Zhang whileLai continued his rise on the leader board.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ben Lai | 1,450,000 | 500,000 |
Dianlei Zhang | Busted |
Calvin Lee in early position flat-called a raise by the under-the-gun player and two further callers out of the blinds made it four-ways to the flop on which the action checked to the initial raiser. A bet o 30,000 followed and Lee called, as did Zhewen Hu in the big blind.
After the turn, action checked to Lee and he bet 70,000. Hu was in the tank and eventually shipped all in for 170,000 to force out the third player in the hand, Lee snap-called.
Zhewen Hu:
Calvin Lee:
A blank came on the river and Lee jumped above one million in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Calvin Lee
|
1,175,000 | 375,000 |
Zhewen Hu | Busted |