Badziakouski and Rasmussen Win Before the Break
Mikita Badziakouski raised to 5,500 from the button and was called by Wenling Gao in the big blind. The flop came 
, Gao check-called the 3,500 continuation-bet of Badziakouski. The turn brought them the 
, Gao cautiously checked again. Badziakouski bet once more for 17,000. Gao called again. The river completed the board with the 
and they both checked. Gao showed 
but flipped them over again once she saw Badziakouski held 
for the flopped top pair.
On the other table, Jacob Rasmussen raised to 5,000 from the button. Kui Song Qu three-bet to 13,500 in the small blind. Gui Fei Zhang folded his big blind and Rasmussen called. They both checked through the 
on the flop to the 
on the turn. Wu bet 11,000 and Rasmussen called. The river completed the board with the 
, Wu continued with a bet of 16,000. Rasmussen considered his options and decided to raise to 60,000 which sent Wu deep into the tank. Some of the other players left for their ten-minute break while Wu was trying to make up his mind. About five minutes into the break, Wu folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
647,000 | 96,000 |
|
376,000 | 236,000 |
|
321,000 | 31,000 |
|
315,000 | 40,000 |
|
295,000 | -75,000 |
|
278,000 | -4,000 |
|
245,000 | 54,000 |
|
234,000 | -121,000 |
|
170,000 | -40,000 |
|
131,000 | -119,000 |
|
120,000 | -115,000 |
|
90,000 | -17,000 |