Level: 8
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level: 8
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Gary Thompson raised to 8,000 in early position and Jun Liu three-bet to 22,000 in the hijack. The action was back on Thompson who four-bet shoved all in for 112,500. Liu asked for a count and then made the call.
Gary Thompson: A♥K♣
Jun Liu: A♣Q♠
Thompson held the preflop edge and the flop of A♠8♥6♦ left it that way. The J♥ on the turn was clean and so was the 2♠ on the river as Thompson scored a double up to close in on a starting stack once again.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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230,000
95,000
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95,000 |
|
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123,000 |
On the river of a 9♥6♠2♣3♠9♦ board, Mauricio Salazar Sanchez bet 16,000 out of the big blind. Yunkyu Song called and then tossed out chips to pay off his opponent when he couldn't beat the K♣3♦ of Salazar Sanchez.
One hand later, Christian Harder raised to 8,500 and then folded when Song three-bet to 26,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
575,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
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245,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
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|
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175,000
100,000
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100,000 |
The Day 1a field is approaching three figures with now up to 91 entries including 19 re-entries, and some 66 players current remain with more than three full levels to play for tonight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
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||
|
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250,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
250,000 | |
|
|
250,000 | |
|
|
250,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
Three players were still alive in the hand after the flop of A♠6♠2♦ with nearly 100,000 chips in the pot already. The 9♥ came on the turn and Yang Wang checked from the small blind. Yilu Yuan made a bet of 55,000 from the big blind and Ami Barer called on the button while Wang got out of the way.
The river was the 8♦ and Yuan counted out another bet of 80,000 this time. Barer used one of his time banks but eventually made the decision to lay his hand down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
548,000
298,000
|
298,000 |
|
|
335,000
40,000
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40,000 |
|
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Nevan Chang raised to 8,000 in the hijack and Stephen Song just called on the button. They went heads-up to a flop of K♠Q♣4♣ where Chang led out with nearly a pot-sized bet of 20,000. Song called and the A♥ landed on the turn.
Chang checked this time and Song stuck in a bet of 45,000. Chang thought for a moment and then dispatched his cards to the muck.
"Just like last night," Chang mentioned as the two players became familiar with each other on the same table of the Circuit Main Event in recent days.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
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|
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250,000 | |
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Yuzhu Wang raised to 8,500 from under the gun and Weijue Cai tossed in a T-25,000 chip on the button. What followed was a huge shove by Duo Su for 424,000, which had both of his opponents covered comfortably. Wang folded and Cai used a time bank before he called.
Weijue Cai: 9♥9♦
Duo Su: K♠K♣
The superior pocket pair was cracked on the Q♦10♣9♠6♠10♥ board and Cai doubled for 116,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
308,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
|
245,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
|
155,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
The action started with a raise by Yinan Zhou and Lei Yu then pushed all-in for 101,500 in the next seat. Bin Wang moved all-in over the top and Zhou snapped that off within a fraction of a second when the action was on him.
Lei Yu: A♦5♦
Bin Wang: K♥K♣
Yinan Zhou: A♠A♣
There was no upset on the 8♥6♣6♠J♣Q♦ runout and the stacks were counted. Wang had around 215,000 and was covered to ensure a double knockout for Zhou.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
595,000
595,000
|
595,000 |
|
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|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
Guangcheng Chen defended his big blind against a raise by chip leader Pan Wang and check-called the 8♣4♣4♥ flop for 10,000. The J♥ turn was checked and Chen also checked the Q♦ on the river. Wang bet 50,000 and forced a fold to further grow his massive stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
950,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
570,000
343,000
|
343,000 |
|
|
525,000
132,000
|
132,000 |
|
|
475,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
|
425,000
301,000
|
301,000 |
|
|
400,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
380,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
375,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
295,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
270,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
260,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
220,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Jiawei Lu just joined the field after the break and wasted little time getting involved in the action with a raise to 9,000 in the hijack. Minh Quang Nguyen three-bet to 22,000 in the cutoff and Lu just called.
The flop came J♠8♦7♣ and Lu check-called a bet of 20,000 from Nguyen. The turn was the 10♣ and Lu checked again. Nguyen tossed in a bet of 30,000 this time and Lu finally released his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
925,000
577,000
|
577,000 |
|
|
208,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
101,000 |