Ye Wang raised to 2,500 from under the gun and was called by Duan Chao in the small blind. Mikita Badziakouski three-bet to 12,000 from the big blind and was only called by Wang.
The dealer spread out 
on the flop. Badziakouski continued with a bet of 12,000 which Wang called.
The turn brought them the 
, Badziakouski barreled another 37,000 over the line. Wang pondered for a bit and then raised to 85,000. Badziakouski glanced at Wang and decided to call.
The river completed the board with the 
, Badziakouski checked with a bit of despair showing on his face. Wang looked at the board once more, sighed, and checked too. Badziakouski quickly tabled 
and Wang threw his cards into the muck for Badziakouski to rake in the first substantial pot of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
345,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
||
|
244,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
165,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
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, Gui Fei Zhang in the small blind and Mikita Badziakouski in the hijack had both checked. Kui Song Wu opened for 8,000 and only Zhang called.
on the turn to the 
on the river. Zhang contemplated his options and decided to lead out for 30,000. Wu snap-called. Zhang tabled 
for a pair but was beaten by the 
of Wu who had rivered top pair in the end to scoop the pot.
on the flop to the 
on the turn. Zhang bet 10,000 and Chen called after considering it for a bit. 
, Zhang fired another 33,000 over the line. Chen took a few seconds and then opted to fold to let the pot go Zhang's way.
, Chen now check-folded to Wu's bet of 15,000.
