Yuki Ko bet 2,800 from middle position on a 
flop, and his lone opponent, on the button, made the call. Ko fired 6,500 on the 
turn and again got called. He slowed down with a check on the 
river. The player on the button checked back, and Ko won the showdown with 
for a pair of kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
93,000 | 15,000 |
Kwok Chun Lai was in the small blind and facing a four-bet when we arrived at his table. It looked to be around 8,000 to play, and Lai continued, seeing the 
flop with Aki Virtanen, who was on the button. Both players checked. Lai bet 7,400 on the turn and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,400 | -2,300 |
|
29,500 | -6,500 |
Weikuo Hsiao bet 1,500 from under the gun when the big blind checked to him on an 
flop. The big blind called and a 
hit. Both players checked. On the river, Hsiao bet 2,500 when checked to and won the showdown with 
when his opponent called.
Hsiao appears to be the runaway chip leader early.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
128,000 | 21,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 65
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
107,000 | |
|
|
78,000 | 11,000 |
|
50,800 | 13,600 |
|
37,000 | |
|
|
36,000 | |
|
|
33,700 | 10,700 |
|
23,600 | -1,700 |
|
|
7,950 | 7,950 |
Damian Zachowicz opened for 1,000 in the cutoff, and Yoshihiro Kitauchi shoved all in from the button. It was about 4,000, and Zachowicz snap-called when the blinds folded.
Zachowicz: 
Kitauchi: 
Kitauchi found a great flop as 
hit the felt, but the 
limited his outs a bit on the turn. The river was a 
, and Zachowicz scored the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000 | 36,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
A player limped under the gun and Aki Virtanen made it 1,200 to go. Kwok Chun Lai called on his left, and the limper made it three to an 
flop. With two checks in front of him, Lai bet 2,200. Only the limper called. The turn was an 
and Lai shoved all in for about 14,000, over the size of the pot. That was enough to convince his opponent to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,000 | -4,500 |
Yuki Ko moved all in when we got to his table, with 
on the felt. Ko was in the cutoff and there was about 21,000 in the pot. He was all in for about 13,000 effective against a player on the button, who thought things over for about a minute and then dropped in his stack.
Ko turned over . His opponent mucked, but per tournament rules, the dealer turned over 
as he walked away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
67,000 | 26,000 |
After one check, a player in early position bet 1,200 on an 
flop. Takashi Ogura made it 4,100 from the small blind to go after a player on the button folded, and bettor called. On the turn, Ogura thought things over and then shoved all in. It was 13,050, and that convinced Ogura's opponent to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,300 | 25,300 |
