Triton Co-Founder Yong Hits the Rail
Level 10
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
After Paul Phua bowed out earlier, Triton co-founder Richard Yong also failed to find a bag to advance to Day 2 in the biggest poker tournament ever held. Already short-stacked, Yong got it in with 
and got looked up by Wai Leong Chan, who held 
.
The 
board drew nothing but blanks for the Malaysian and he headed for the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,196,000 | 515,000 |
|
Busted |
. Chin Wei Lim called to his left with 
and an unidentified card and Perkins called with 
.
flop promised fireworks and Rajkumar checked his option with his straight flush draw. Lim checked, Perkins bet 55,000 with his set, Rajkumar check-raised to 215,000, Lim folded, Perkins three-bet to 655,000, and Rajkumar called.
turn, Perkins shoved all in for 915,000 and Rajkumar reluctantly called it off. The river was the 
— "nice and clean," as Perkins would later say — and Perkins took the chip lead from his opponent late in the day.
in the cutoff and Martin Kabrhel three-bet to 125,000 on the button with 
. Stephen Chidwick found 
in the small blind and four-bet to 275,000, Kenney folded, and Kabrhel called.
and Chidwick bet 150,000, but Kabrhel quickly gave up his king-high.
face up and there was around 272,000 sitting in the middle. Michael Soyza led out for 200,000 and Qiang Wang moved his last 544,000 into the middle. Jason Koon shoved all in over the top and Soyza quickly folded his hand. 
river card did not change a thing as Wang took down the pot for more than a full double up.
in the small blind, Stephen Chidwick raised to 60,000 with 
in the big blind, and Kabrhel called. Kabrhel outflopped Chidwick on a 
flop and checked. Chidwick bet 35,000, Kabrhel check-raised to 160,000, and Chidwick called.
and Perkins bet 25,000. Baldwin raised to 125,000 and Tsang cold-called, leaving himself with just 165,000 behind.
turn and 
