Hands #1-5: Lu Wins First Big Hand of the Final Table
Hand #1: Thomas Hemming raised to 500,000 with 
and Steven Morris called in the small blind with 
. Andreas Olympios called in the big blind with 
.
The flop came 
and it checked to Hemming who bet 800,000 and took down the pot.
Hand #2: Olympios was in the small blind with 
and called with Daniel Morgan checking 
in the big blind. The flop came 
and Olympios bet 250,000. Morgan called.
The turn was the 
and Olympios bet 650,000. Morgan called again and the river was the 
. Both players checked and the pair chopped the pot up.
Hand #3: Morris raised to 525,000 in the cutoff with 
. Hemming defended his big blind with 
. The flop came 
Hemming check-called a bet of 450,000 and the turn was the 
. Hemming checked and folded to a bet of 925,000 from Morris.
Hand #4: Morris raised to 525,000 in the hijack with 
and Ryan Mandara defended his big blind with 
. Both players checked the 
flop and the turn was the 
. Mandara bet 375,000 and Morris folded.
Hand #5: Mandara limped with 
in the small blind and Ning Lu checked 
in the big blind. The flop came 
and Mandara bet 250,000. Lu called and the turn was the .
Mandara bet 900,000 and Lu called. The river was the 
and Mandara bet for a third time, this time for 1.9m. Lu took his time before calling, and took down the first big pot of the official final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |
|
10,000,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |