Xu Eliminated on the Bubble; Cheong Doubles
Han Shao limped the button and Daniel Rezaei did so from the small blind, Yuan Xu was forced all-in for 50,000 in the big blind. The two active players checked down the Q♥Q♠9♠10♠4♦ board and this table was the first to show their cards.
Xu had the 8♠5♦ and was on the verge of eliminqtion. Shao's A♠2♥ beat him already and the 10♣2♦ of Rezaei won the pot.
Not far away, Joseph Cheong raised the button to 125,000 and Hongjun Zhao defended the big blind. Following the Q♥6♦5♣ flop, Zhao check-raised to 500,000 and Cheong called all-in for 480,000.
While they waited for the other tables to finish, Cheong left his seat and walked over one table to Ren Lin. "Now it is my turn," Cheong joked and Lin came to his table to follow the action. Long Cao jokingly suggested for Cheong to buy insurance with Lin, and Yang Wang jokingly pulled out some cash.
Joseph Cheong: K♣K♥ 
Hongjun Zhao: 7♠4♦
The open-ender of Zhao missed on the A♦ turn and A♥ river for Cheong to double, making Xu the official bubble casualty in this event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,700,000
1,795,000
|
1,795,000 |
|
1,300,000
645,000
|
645,000 |
|
||
|
1,100,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
585,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
Busted | |