Big blind Antti Halme bet 6,000 after the small blind checked to him on an 
board. A player in middle position folded and the small blind called. After the 
river hit, Halme bet another 6,000 when checked to. His opponent smiled and reached out with 6,000, clearly making a crying call.
Halme tabled 
and took it with top-top.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,800 |
With about 5,500 already in the middle on a flop of 
, Keisuke Taenaka bet 2,000 from the big blind and two players in middle position called.
The turn brought the 
and Taenaka checked. The next player to act checked as well and the second middle-position player bet 7,000. Taenaka called and the first middle-position player folded.
The river was the 
and Taenaka bet 9,000, sending his opponent into the tank, He ultimately folded and Taenaka showed 
for the nut boat as he took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000 |
PokerStars Team Pro Celina Lin is no longer in her seat, having been eliminated a bit before the break. From the sound of things, she lost her remaining chips when she opened with pocket queens and ran into a player holding aces in the blinds. She still has a chance to punch a ticket to Day 2 by returning for Day 1d in a few hours.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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With about 5,500 chips already in the pot on a flop of 
, Scott Janik was on the button and heads-up against a player in early position who checked. Janik bet 2,000 and his opponent called.
The turn brought the and Janik's opponent checked. Janik bet 4,500, his opponent folded, and he took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000 |
A player in the big blind bet 4,500 on a board of 
, and Taro Kimura called from early position. On the 
river, the big blind put both hands on all of his chips, appearing ready to put them in, but thought better of it and checked. Kimura tanked for a couple of minutes and then bet 12,000. The player in the big blind thought equally long before dropping his cards in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,300 |
With about 12,000 chips already in the pot and the board reading 
, Yuichi Sumida was first to act and checked. The next player in middle position checked as well and the button bet 7,500. Sumida called and the middle-position player folded.
The river brought the 
and both players checked. Sumida tabled 
and his pocket queens were good enough to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
41,000 |
The big blind bet 4,600 into Elias Gutierrez, who was on the button with a board of 
between the two. Gutierrez called to see a 
river. The big blind bet 6,500 this time. Gutierrez went deep into the tank, until someone called a clock. With just five seconds left in his countdown, Gutierrez forcefully flicked his cards to the middle.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,500 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Michihiro Suzuki and another player got all the chips in the middle before the flop and Suzuki had the larger of the two stacks.
Suzuki:
Opponent: 
Suzuki had the preflop advantage and he was still best after the board ran out 
, so he took the pot to send his opponent to the rail and put his stack over the 100,000-chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
106,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
Seung Chul Jennens moved all in from middle position for 10,900. Action folded to Randy Lew, who reshoved in the small blind and forced the big blind to fold.
Lew: 
Jennens: 
The flop of 
brought nothing for Jennens, and neither did the turn. He moved to exit his seat, but a river stopped him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000
-600
|
-600 |
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23,500 | |
