It is unclear how he did it as we were watching the other table, but Xiao Tian Yang has spun his 60,000 up to 480,000, and while this still puts him under average (with the average stack coming in at 915,000) it has given the Chinese player some more breathing room.
The means it was Ke Wang who found himself on the short stack, moving all-in from middle position for 190,000 but found no customers, flashing the table 
as he raked in the blinds and antes.
The shortest stack belongs to Jie Sun, who has dropped down to 90,000 so will need to get something going soon if he wants to survive.
One player who is doing just that is Shi Qiang Lin, who caught a spot of good fortune to double up through tablemate Cang Sheng Ni. Lin moved all-in for 170,000 pre-flop from early position with 
and was beaten into the pot by Ni, who had woken up with 
.
While it looked as though Lin's days were numbered, the 
runout was a kind one, giving Lin the flush to stack up to around 400,000, while Ni dropped down to 1.35 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,350,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
480,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
|
|
400,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
|
300,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
90,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
flop giving Pu a flush draw to go with his two over cards. While Pu did not need to hit to win, the 
, with Pu deciding to look him up from the big blind with the speculative 
.
. It looked as though Lin was in great shape for a double, until the 
flop came down. There was no king to be seen on the 
turn and the 
runout to hit the rail in 13th place, while Fang improved his standing on the chip ladder considerably, climbing to 2 million.
flop was not a kind one, giving Fang the lead. The 
and was looked up from the big blind by Wei Ran Pu with 
.
