Qiheng Liu limped the button and Martin Sedlak then pushed all-in for 195,000 in the big blind. The initial raiser asked for a count and folded.
Soon after that, Qun Dang opened to 25,000 and Rui Sun called out of the big blind. The duo headed to the A♦Q♣J♦ flop on which Sun checked. Dang continued for 35,000 and won the pot.
The nine-handed final table started with three and a half minutes left in the previous level and Xuanzhi Zhao got a shove through when Martin Sedlak raised to 35,000 following a limper. Everyone folded and Zhao flashed the 3♦.
In the new level, Rui Sun then pushed for 117,000 and chip leader Qiheng Sun called in the big blijnd.
Rui Sun: A♥J♣ 
Qiheng Liu: A♠10♦
Sun was ahead with his minor kicker advantage and it remained that way on the 9♠5♠4♥9♦3♠ runout for Sun to double.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Sedlak | Germany | 210,000 | 18 |
| 2 | Rui Sun | China | 252,000 | 21 |
| 3 | Weiqiang Shan | China | 265,000 | 22 |
| 4 | Qun Dang | China | 165,000 | 14 |
| 5 | Jing Sun | China | 190,000 | 16 |
| 6 | Xuanzhi Zhao | China | 220,000 | 18 |
| 7 | Weichen Wang | China | 115,000 | 10 |
| 8 | Qiheng Liu | China | 203,000 | 17 |
| 9 | Shaojie Yang | China | 140,000 | 12 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Yu Liu jammed for only 43,000 and was called by Qiheng Liu in the next seat was well as Rui Sun.
The two active players checked the A♠J♣9♥7♣6♠ board and the short stack revealed the A♦2♣. His fellow namesake had the better kicker with A♥K♠ and Sun mucked the 8♣8♠ to set up the final nine.
Shaojie Yang was all-in for 73,000 with A♦8♠ on the final table bubble and up against Weichen Wang, who had been moved to his table and looked him up holding the 6♣6♦.
The A♥10♠3♣3♠9♣ board paired up Yang to double.
Xuanzhi Zhao was all-in and at risk with K♦9♥ against the A♠8♥ of Yuan Xu and remained ahead until the 10♦7♥6♥10♣ turn. The river was the K♠ and Zhao doubled.
Xu then got it in preflop for 98,000 - just shy of ten big blinds - and was reluctantly called by Weiqiang Shan with the marginally covering stack.
Yuan Xu: A♥8♠
Weiqiang Shan: K♥Q♥
Xu's ace-eight was ahead against a king ... and history repeated itself on the J♦4♣2♣3♦K♣ runout.
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Yunkyu Song put on the jacket again and this time, he needed a lot of luck as his ace was absolutely crushed in a preflop contest with Jing Sun.
Yunkyu Song: A♦9♠
Jing Sun: A♠A♣
There was no upset on the 8♥7♦7♠3♠3♣ board and that sent Song out on the final two tables.
Martin Sedlak aimed to knock out two players when he put Jiaqi Zhao and Shaojie Yang all-in and at risk preflop.
Jiaqi Zhao: K♠10♠
Weiqiang Shan: A♦J♦
Martin Sedlak: Q♥10♥
The 9♠7♥5♥ flop gave Sedlak the flush draw while Shan paired up on the A♠ turn. Zhao had the spades flush draw. Nothing changed on the 5♣ river and Zhao's 47,000 was marginally covered, while Shan essentially tripled up.
Sedlak then doubled for 87,000 with A♠A♦ against the A♣10♠ of Yanghao Fu in a preflop all-in. The K♦9♥9♠4♣Q♠ board brought no upset. Fu's remaining chips also went to Sedlak with A♠4♥ versus 10♠10♥ when the pocket pair reigned supreme on the 8♣5♥2♣2♥8♠ runout.
Zida Chen had previously doubled with J♥J♠ against the A♥J♣ of Weichen Wang on a board of Q♥J♦3♥10♥8♠. He then got it in preflop against Jing Sun as both had near identical stacks.
Jing Sun: A♣Q♥
Zida Chen: K♠Q♦
The 10♣4♥3♣9♦4♦ board kept Sun ahead and she doubled for 77,000.
Chen was all-in for 2,000 from under the gun in the very next hand. Rui Sun raised to 20,000 and Yu Liu called in the big blind, then check-folded the A♦8♠2♥ flop to a bet of 17,000.
Zida Chen: 6♠4♥
Rui Sun: A♥8♥
The 4♠ turn and 5♦ river sent Chen to the rail.
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