After doubling through Zuo Wang the previous hand, David Peters has just scooped another pot by eliminating Mikita Badziakouski.
Peters raised from the cutoff and Badziakouski defended the big blind. On the flop, Badziakouski checked and Peters continued for 12,000. Badziakouski check-raised all in and Peters called after getting a count on the shove of Badziakouski for 132,000 in total.
Mikita Badziakouski:
David Peters:
The turn and river changed nothing, as Badziakouski missed out on his flush draw, and the kicker played to eliminate the Belorussian.
Zuo Wang got his last 160,000 chips in before the flop with and table neighbor Sergio Aido looked him up with the . After a board of , Aido got there on the river and Wang was eliminated.
Aido picked up another small pot with against start-of-the-day chip leader Elton Tsang and further built his stack.
The 39 entries in total created a prize pool of HK$ 37,073,400 (approximately $4,776,484) and the top six spots will get paid. A minimum cash is worth HKD$ 2,224,000 (approx. $289,120) while the winner walks home with a payday of HK$ 13,717,400 (approx. $1,783,262).
Below are some updated counts towards the end of the first level of Day 2 with 20 players remaining. Rainer Kempe got through with a three-bet shove against David Peters, while Dan Cates has been able to build his stack.
Yesterday, Jack Salter tweeted that he finally ended up on the same table as legend Phil Ivey, and table four was the first to break right after registration closed. Salter was moved over to table three and found himself up against Ivey.
Both just got into a small pot that ended up in the favor of Ivey, before Salter won a far bigger one soon after.
Hand 1
Ivey made it 18,000 to go and Salter called in the big blind. On the flop, Salter check-called a bet worth 20,000 before then check-folding the turn to a second barrel worth 55,000.
Hand 2
Salter opened to 17,000 on the button and Ivey called in the big blind to see a flop of . Ivey check-called a bet worth 11,000 before doing so again on the turn for 28,000. The river completed the board and Ivey checked for a third time. Salter now fired 90,000 and Ivey gave him a stare down before eventually calling. Salter turned over for a full house to boost his stack.
Sergio Aido remains the chip leader into the second level of the day, but Daniel Colman is catching up, with Rainer Kempe dropping into the danger zone of less than 20 big blinds.
David Peters opened to 27,000 from the cutoff and Colman called on the button, as did short stack Kempe in the big blind. The trio checked down a board of entirely. Kempe turned over for a pair of tens and Peters mucked, Colman had that beat with for two pair.
Winfred Yu walked over into the tournament area to see what was going on and chatted with Mustapha Kanit. The Italian had just forfeited his big blind to a raise of Wai Kin Yong, and said "I am just chilling. But I need some help, a double." Yu asked who he wanted to double against and Kanit replied "maybe from Wai Kin, and from Jungle (Dan Cates), but not from him," pointing at Yu Liang in one seat over.
"Please translate for him," Kanit said to Yu, who then translated for Liang. What followed was a smile by the Chinese and the next hand saw Yong raise it up to 22,000. Liang three-bet out of the big blind and scooped the pot.
Koray Aldemir defended his big blind against a raise by Devan Tang and bet small on the turn. Tang raised it up to 100,000 and Aldemir called before the river completed the board. Aldemir checked and Tang eventually checked behind to get shown . The straight was good for Aldemir, who moved back up to 40 big blinds.
Elton Tsang opened to 22,000 from the hijack and Daniel Colman called on the button. The flop came and Tsang checked, Colman bet 24,000 and Tsang called. After the turn, Tsang repeated the same action with a check-call for 55,000 before checking the river.
Winfred Yu had arrived to film the action on his phone via Facebook Live, and Mustapha Kanit was doing the commentary. Tsang then faced a bet worth 80,000 by Colman, before check-raising to 250,000. Colman was sent into the think tank and the clock was called. The minute ran down without any action, and Yu joked "show the bluff for the camera" to Tsang.
Tsang obliged and flipped over the . "Queen is good, right? Ace queen is the nuts there," he added.
Hand 2
Colman raised to 23,000 in the cutoff and Rainer Kempe shoved the small blind for around 120,000. Colman quickly called and put the German at risk, after he had done so a few days ago on the final table of the 6-Max Event as well.
flop, Badziakouski checked and Peters continued for 12,000. Badziakouski check-raised all in and Peters called after getting a count on the shove of Badziakouski for 132,000 in total.
turn and 
river changed nothing, as Badziakouski missed out on his flush draw, and the kicker played to eliminate the Belorussian.
and table neighbor Sergio Aido looked him up with the 
. After a board of 
, Aido got there on the river and Wang was eliminated.
flop, Salter check-called a bet worth 20,000 before then check-folding the 
turn to a second barrel worth 55,000.
turn for 28,000. The 
for a full house to boost his stack.
entirely. Kempe turned over 
for a pair of tens and Peters mucked, Colman had that beat with 
for two pair.
turn. Tang raised it up to 100,000 and Aldemir called before the 
river completed the board. Aldemir checked and Tang eventually checked behind to get shown 
. The straight was good for Aldemir, who moved back up to 40 big blinds.
and Tsang checked, Colman bet 24,000 and Tsang called. After the 
river.
