There was a manual redraw for the nine active players once Eng Siang Ewe appeared to take a seat and he was drawn to the outer tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000 |
Hing Yaung Chow bet the 
flop on the outer tables to get called by Eng Siang Ewe and the latter then folded the 
turn when facing another bet worth 10,000. "So beautiful," he sighed and exposed the 
.
Chow flashed an ace-king for the top pair and top kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
480,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
375,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500
Joining the action on the 
turn, Chi Zhang bet 15,000 and Vincent Huang called. They headed to the 
turn on which Zhang checked. Huang bet 75,000 and that won the pot without resistance.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
475,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
||
Thinh Thai Chu entered the field and drew the outer table. In pretty much the first hand he played, a pot of around 55,000 emerged to the 
river on which he checked. Hing Yaung Chow then bet 55,000 on the button and Chu mulled it over.
"Just call," he said in table chat and tossed in a single chip. Chow revealed the 
for the king-high flush and reclaimed more previously lost chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
455,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
425,000 |
In a heads-up pot to the 
flop, Eng Siang Ewe checked out of the big blind and then folded when Thinh Thai Chu bet on the button for 3,000.
One hand later, Chu opened to 4,000 in the cutoff for Ewe to call in the small blind and quickly check the 
flop. Another bet by Chu won the next small pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
470,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
445,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Zhi Yi Ning headed over the feature table while Supitong Popiyukkul took a seat over on table two in the main tournament area. This officially brings the field up to 13 entries with as many players in their seats.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
With some 31,500 in the middle to the 
turn, Thanh Duc Ngo checked in the small blind. Supitong Popiyukkul in the big blind knuckled it back and they headed to the 
on the river. Another check by Ngo was checked back by Popiyukkul and the former tabled the 
to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
515,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
480,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
Over on the outer table, a completed board of 
was checked by Thanh Duc Ngo. Fellow countryman Dung Tien Pham then bet 30,000 from under the gun into a pot of more than 70,000. Ngo gave it some consideration and sent the cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
515,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
480,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
The 
board brought a bet worth 27,000 by Vincent Huang on the feature table. Thanisorn Saelor instantly tossed in a single chip for the call and Huang revealed the for two pair. That was good enough as Saelar mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
620,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
403,000
-97,000
|
-97,000 |
