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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A player under the gun bet 3,500 on a flop, and Bryan Huang called on the button. On the turn, both players checked, bringing a river. The first player bet 5,000 and Huang made it 18,700. After about 90 seconds, the early player called but mucked upon being shown .
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and 
brought no relief.
flop missed Tsai, as did the 
. The turn seemed to give the player with sevens confidence as he resumed sitting, but the 
flop ended things early, and the 
and 
finished out the board.
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.
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 
. The 
. The queens held as 
river. The first player bet 5,000 and Huang made it 18,700. After about 90 seconds, the early player called but mucked upon being shown 
