Yutaro Sugekawa opened from the hijack, and the next time we looked at the table, he had his neighbor in the cutoff all in and at risk. Sugekawa had 
and was racing with 
. The queens held as 
rolled off the deck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
126,300 | 70,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Lun Hei Kwok moved all in from the cutoff for just 8,100, and Roman Tsoyi called in the big blind.
Kwok: 
Tsoyi: 
The race was a short one as Tsoyi flopped a set on 
. The 
turn sealed the deal for Kwok.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
73,000 | |
|
Busted |
Stuart Brodie opened under the gun and got three-bet to 7,500 by Weihsun Lu on his left. Brodie came back with a four-bet to 19,500, and Lu shoved all in. Brodie quickly called.
Lu: 
Brodie:
The 
flop gave Lu some extra outs, but he just turned a set of tens instead of making a straight as 
hit the felt. The river was a 
, and Brodie was forced to ship over 53,200.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000 | 60,600 |
|
74,400 | -29,600 |
Alan Lau and Pete Chen just finished up in the High Roller, where each player bagged chips to make it through Day 1. They're going to try to make it two bags in a day, as each player, known as one of Asia's finest tournament grinders, entered the Main Event before the close of registration.
Both have advanced past the starting stack already, making up for lost time.
In Lau's case, we found him looking at a board of 
with on the felt in front of him. Jesse Rosen's cards were in the muck, and since Lau had his 26,700 covered, he wished everyone remaining good luck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | |
|
42,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Players are on dinner break for one hour.
Duming Tsai shoved all in from the button for 10,700 after a player opened in middle position to 2,200, and the opener called.
Tsai:
Opponent: 
The 
flop missed Tsai, as did the 
. The turn seemed to give the player with sevens confidence as he resumed sitting, but the river gave Tsai a double.
At a neighboring table, Jesse Rosen had a far less sweaty double when he shoved from the big blind for 14,200 and a player who opened to 2,400 in middle position called.
Rosen:
Opponent: 
The 
flop ended things early, and the and finished out the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,800 | 18,800 |
|
|
22,500 | 22,500 |
Jesse Rosen's momentum finally slowed, but it took a beat for it to happen. After what looked to be a raise and two calls, Rosen moved all in from the big blind. The opener, who was under the gun, put in his remaining 9,000, and the other two players folded.
Rosen:
Opponent: 
The 
flop was bad for Rosen, and the 
and brought no relief.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,000 | -35,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | 27,000 |
|
|
104,000 | 26,000 |
|
68,000 | 17,000 |
|
57,500 | -3,500 |
|
47,500 | -1,500 |
|
38,400 | -5,800 |
|
34,300 | -10,700 |
|
|
11,200 | -9,800 |
|
Busted |
