Pete Chen has been on fire this year and is a strong contender in the Asia Player of the Year standings. He walked up to the tournament area moments ago and one of the players asked if Chen was hopping in.
"Yeah, I'll play later," he said. "Too early."
Yuki Ko pointed at the clock and said something, but Chen just laughed and shook his head.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,400
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
55,800
3,400
|
3,400 |
|
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|
51,500
2,200
|
2,200 |
|
|
50,200
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
49,700
49,700
|
49,700 |
|
49,200
49,200
|
49,200 |
|
47,500
47,500
|
47,500 |
|
46,000
1,800
|
1,800 |
|
45,100
4,100
|
4,100 |
Aki Virtanen raised to 400 from the button, Takumi Samejima called from the small blind, and Keisuke Hikosaka called from the big blind.
The flop fell 
and Samejima checked. Hikosaka checked and Virtanen bet 575. Both of his opponents folded and he took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
54,400
8,600
|
8,600 |
|
|
49,200 | |
|
|
47,800
100
|
100 |
Takumi Samejima raised to 300 in the cutoff and called a three-bet to 1,200 from Yuki Ko, who had the button. Ko bet 1,100 on the 
flop and got a call. Samejima checked the 
turn and Ko checked back. Samejima checked the 
river and folded to 3,600 from Ko.
After the hand, the players redrew to two tables as nine players have now registered for the event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
53,700
2,700
|
2,700 |
|
|
47,700
1,100
|
1,100 |
Elias Gutierrez raised to 500 from the hijack and Yoshihiro Kitauchi called from the button.
The flop fell 
and Gutierrez bet 400. Kitauchi called.
The turn brought the 
and Gutierrez bet again, 1,500 this time. Kitauchi called once more.
The river was the 
and Gutierrez bet 4,000. With seven seconds remaining on the shot clock, Kitauchi called and Gutierrez tabled 
for a turned set of tens. Kitauchi tossed his cards into the muck and Gutierrez took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
52,400 | |
|
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||
|
|
41,200
7,100
|
7,100 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Aki Virtanen raised to 300 from under the gun and Yuki Ko called from the small blind.
The flop fell 
and Ko checked. Virtanen bet 400 and Ko called.
The turn brought the 
and Ko check-called a bet of 1,000 from Virtanen.
The 
fell on the river and Ko checked. With 15 seconds on the shot clock, Virtanen bet 2,000 and Ko quickly called. Virtanen flipped over 
for top pair, top kicker and Ko showed 
for the same hand, so they split the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
51,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
|
45,800
4,200
|
4,200 |
With about 600 chips already in the middle on a flop of , Takumi Samejima bet 350 from the big blind and Takumi Samejima called from the button.
The turn brought the 
and Samejima bet again, 525 this time. Kitauchi called.
The river was the 
and Samejima bet 1,000. After a few moments, Kitauchi folded and shook his head as Samejima took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
48,300
1,700
|
1,700 |
|
|
46,600
3,400
|
3,400 |
Here's a look at the players who are registered for the tournament thus far, with three of them already seated and the others on the way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
|
|
50,000 | |
|
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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