Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Out of a field of 63 entries, some 60 players remain near the end of level two. Some international players have now entered as well as Stephen Song headlined the latest batch of contestants on Day 1c.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
Kinda Xie was responsible for the third elimination of the day and then added further chips when he took on Honyu Li, who had entered not long ago. They built a juicy pot of more than 14,000 to the A♣A♦4♠4♣7♠ river when both opted to check it down.
Li showed her 6♦6♠ and Xie had that pipped with the 9♦9♣ for superior two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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57,000
57,000
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57,000 |
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16,000
16,000
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16,000 |
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Busted |
Changdong Ren sent Yanghao Fu to the the rail at the end of level one to get two stacks right away. One table over, Weichen Wang bet the Q♣J♣2♦A♥2♣ river for 1,600 and then faced a raise to 4,500 by Yi Yang. During the final stage of the hand, Yang used one time bank while then also taking a phone call.
Wang used a time bank to call and was shown the Q♠8♦ for a bluff, earning the pot with K♣9♣ for the flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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31,000
6,000
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6,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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19,000 | |
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|
Busted |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Over on table 34, the action was suddenly four-handed and Hongjia Zhang leaped out of his chair to snap a picture on his smart phone.
On a board of A♥Q♣5♣Q♦Q♠, his K♦Q♥ had improved on every street to make quads and Yubo Sun couldn't get away from A♣2♣ for queens full of aces to become the first casualty of this penultimate starting flight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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50,500
25,500
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25,500 |
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Busted |
Homing Chen from Hong Kong is the first player outside of mainland China to enter the field while several of those already involved in Day 1a jumped back into the action as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,000 | |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000 | |
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25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
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Yang Wang - not the one playing higher stakes on the international poker scene - defended his big blind against Qun Dang and check-called the K♥J♠8♣ flop for 600. Wang then checked the 9♠ on the turn and Dang fired a second barrel for 2,200 to win the pot without resistance.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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26,200
1,200
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1,200 |
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24,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Three ways to the K♦J♣6♦ flop, Loujie Zhen in the small blind check-raised from 400 to 1,000 and button aggressor Xian Xiao called. Zhen checked the 10♥ on the turn and Xiao now made it 3,300 to go in order to shut down his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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27,000
2,000
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2,000 |
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25,500
500
|
500 |
The field shows a total of 26 entries and all of the early entrants are hailing from China. Some international players are expected to join the action later on, while a Single-Day High Roller is also scheduled to take place with a more expensive price tag as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |