With 13,500 in the middle preflop to the K♥10♥7♦ flop, Christopher Park in the big blind continued for 11,000 and Renji Mao called on the button. The 4♣ followed on the turn and Park now bet 40,000, which forced out Mao.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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342,000
18,000
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18,000 |
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164,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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Calvin Lee opened to 3,000 an received one caller. Ivan Zhang then pushed all-in for 96,500 and was looked up by Lee in the following showdown.
Ivan Zhang: A♥9♣ 
Calvin Lee: A♠Q♠
The kicker played on the K♣10♣7♠8♣10♠ board and Zhang busted for a second time in as many levels. He was replaced by Dong Chen as the field reached 17 entries.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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262,500
89,500
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89,500 |
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200,000 | |
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Busted | |
Ami Barer opened from early position and was called by Yisha Chen in the small blind for a heads-up pot.
Chen checked-called a 5,000 bet from Barer on the 5♥6♠2♦ flop and both players checked on the 10♠ turn.
The 8♣ completed the board and Chen fired 20,000 into the middle. Barer looked a bit pained, but stuck in a reluctant call.
Chen revealed 9♥7♦ for a straight and Barer flung his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
195,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
100,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
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Ivan Zhang opened to 3,000 from early position and was three-bet to 10,000 by Christopher Park from directly behind. Action folded back around to Zhang, who made it 30,000 to go. Park called.
Park called an 11,000 bet from Zhang on the K♠7♣3♥ flop and a 30,000 bet from Zhang on the 5♥ turn.
Both players checked down on the J♠ river and Zhang tabled 4♦4♣. Park revealed 9♠9♣ and was sent the pot.
"Would another barrel have worked?" Stephen Song asked.
"It would have," Park responded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
360,000
139,000
|
139,000 |
|
|
85,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
In a battle of the blinds, Ivan Zhang limped in and then called a raise to 4,000 by Christopher Park. The 5♦4♥2♣ flop saw Zhang check-raise from 5,000 to 11,000 and Park called to see the 8♠ on the turn. Zhang's bet of 10,000 was called and so was the A♥ on the river for another 5,000.
Zhang tabled the 8♥7♣ with the words "you win" and Park indeed did so with A♣4♣ for aces and fours.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
221,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
205,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
With around 45,000 in the middle to the K♠K♥8♥5♣ turn, Nevan Chang bet 25,000 in the small blind. Ami Barer raised to 100,000 on the button and Chang called all-in for 68,500.
Nevan Chang: K♦9♦
Ami Barer: 7♥6♥
"You have a nine, that is pretty big," Barer joked as some of his outs were no good. The river was the blank J♣ and Chang doubled for 68,5000, then joked "okay, no rebuy".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
182,000
101,000
|
101,000 |
|
||
|
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129,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
|
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Gary Thompson opened to 2,500 from middle position and Nevan Chang defended his big blind.
Chang check-called a 2,000 bet from Thompson on the 10♦8♥Q♦ flop and a 9,000 bet from Joseph on the J♠ turn; however Chang let his hand go after checking a final time on the 7♥ river and facing a bet large enough to put him all in for his last 81,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
275,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
81,000
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
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Renji Mao raised from under the gun for Stephen Song to defend the big blind and they headed to the A♠K♦J♠ flop. Song checked over to Mao who bet 5,000 and what followed was a small check-raise to 11,000 by Song.
Mao seemed somewhat surprised and grimaced at Song, who said "it is a raise".
After some consideration, Mao folded and mucked the 10♥10♦ face-up.
"I needed your ten, but had a lot of outs," Song replied as he exposed his Q♠2♠ with a smirk on the face.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
|
209,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
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Quan Zhou opened to 2,500 from the hijack and was called by Stephen Song on the button. Ivan Zhang then squeezed to 15,000 from the big blind, which got a call from Zhou and a fold from Song.
Zhang continued for 5,000 on the 7♥2♠4♠ flop and Zhou raised to 15,000. Zhang immediately said, "Fifty!" and put 50,000 into the middle.
Zhou let his hand go and Zhang turned over A♠Q♠ before collecting the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
425,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
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|
|
260,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
105,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Following a K♣10♥6♣ flop, both Yisha Chen and Marius Gierse invest 5,000 in chips and they check the 3♥ on the turn. The flush draw bricks on the 2♠ river and Chen bets 15,000, which Gierse calls.
Chen rolls over 8♥7♥ for the missed straight and flush draw, which Gierse has beat with the K♥5♥ for top pair and the superior flush draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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250,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
160,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
