William Teoh three-bet jammed for 66,000 and Wai Keong Yong quickly called to put Teoh at risk.
Wiliam Teoh: A♠4♠
Wai Keong Yong: A♦Q♠
The dominated kicker paired up on the K♦7♥3♦4♣6♥ runout for Teoh to survive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
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145,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
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Gai Lax Lim raised to 12,000 and chip leader Lijun Zhang called out of the big blind. On a 6♠2♠2♦ flop, Zhang check-called for 15,000 and did so again for 25,000 on the K♠ turn. The river brought a fourth spade with the 5♠ and Zhang checked the third street in a row.
Lim now pushed all-in for 54,000 and Zhang folded after getting an exact count.
"Show the bluff," Alessandro Taranto demanded and Lim flashed the 4♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
335,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
165,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Alan Tsang was all-in for 68,000 with the K♦K♥ and William Teoh had some outs holding the A♦Q♠. The pair remained ahead on the 10♠4♣3♣10♦5♦ board and Tsang doubled.
Teoh was then all-in for 73,000 and Chi Fu Sze jammed out of the small blind with the covering stack. Jose Drilon folded the 9♠9♣ in the big blind and the next all-in showdown unfolded.
William Teoh: A♥10♣
Chi Fu Sze: A♦Q♥
The inferior ace once again got there on the 10♥8♠4♦A♠3♣ runout, as Sze became the short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
160,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
160,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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|
115,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
35,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
Artem Utevskii raised in the cutoff and Gai Lax Lim three-bet to 34,000 on the button. Table big stack Lijun Zhang called out of the big blind for Utevskii to jam for 97,000 total. Lim folded and Zhang asked for an exact count to then sigh-fold after more than two minutes.
More than half the level has already passed and no further player has been eliminated, leaving 26 hopefuls still in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
150,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
130,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
Wai Keong Yong raised from under the gun and earned one caller. Chi Fu Sze then pushed all-in with his short stack in the small blind and Yong rejammed over the top to isolate.
Chi Fu Sze: J♥9♥
Wai Keong Yong: 10♥10♣
No hearts or jack appeared on the K♦Q♦4♦2♣3♦ runout and Sze missed out on a Day 2 berth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
280,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
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|
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Busted | |
Down to the last 57,000, "Willy" was all-in with the A♠Q♠ and he was looked up by Alessandro Taranto with the dominating A♥K♣.
The K♠4♠2♦ flop gave Taranto the top pair and top kicker while "Willy" had the nut flush draw. Nothing changed with the 5♣ turn and 4♣ river, which reduced the field to the final 24 players.
Only 22 of them will advance and there is now a short break to set up the new live-stream table before the bubble rush is going to continue.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
Busted |
The blinds will go up in trey minutes and the money bubble is looming.
William Teoh earned a double on the live-stream table with the A♦J♣ out of the small blind when he held versus J♠10♠ on a sweaty runout of K♥Q♠5♦Q♦2♣. Yoong Piu Ding was the opponent, who now has as many chips left as Teoh prior to the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
112,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
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|
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50,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Yoong Piu Ding had previously doubled William Teoh and then got it in for 50,000 from under the gun, which Alessandro Taranto called out of the big blind.
Yoong Piu Ding: Q♦5♦
Alessandro Taranto: K♥Q♥
Ding picked up several outs on the A♠J♦4♦ flop but bricked the 7♣ turn and 4♣ river, which now unlocks the hand-for-hand bubble on Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
310,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
Busted |
On the outer tables, Suya Lee raised it up on the button and Yuan Xiang Cheong three-bet jammed out of the small blind. Lee inquired for his raising chips to be pulled in and it was another 46,000 on top. The reluctant call by Lee followed and a crowd gathered around the tables ahead of the showdown, once all other tables were completed.
Yuan Xiang Cheong: A♠K♥
Suya Lee: A♣J♠
Lee paced around the table and then celebrated when the A♦J♦8♦ flop improved his hand to aces and jacks. The A♥ turn made that aces full of jacks and the 4♦ river let the Day 1a bubble burst with 34:22 minutes remaining in level 17.
All 22 survivors will bag up their chips and return on Saturday, May 6, 2023 with a min-cash already locked up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
Busted |
