Kuan Han Lee opened the action with a min-raise to 60,000 and Hsing Hsiung Tai on the button three-bet to 180,000. Antal Mezei in the big blind pushed for 580,000 and Lee folded. Tai called and was covered by only one big blind.
Hsing Hsiung Tai: K♠K♣
Antal Mezei: Q♥Q♣
Neither player connected with the 9♣8♣3♠6♦7♥ board and Mezei was left with a mere 35,000, which he lost right after.
David Chen made it 60,000 to go and Victor Chong came along out of the big blind. Chong check-called the K♦Q♦6♥ flop for 40,000 and they checked the 7♣ on the turn. The river paired the board with the Q♠ and Chong checked. Chen overbet for 360,000 and received the call to show his A♣Q♥ for trips queens to win a healthy pot.
Kuo-Wei Kao raised to 50,000 and Chen Hui called on the button. Junzhong Loo then three-bet to 180,000 in the small blind and Axel Hallay cold-called in the big blind, Hui came along as well. On the Q♦10♠9♥ flop, Loo checked and Hallay bet 125,000 which was called only by Loo.
The K♥ turn was checked and the 4♣ fell on the river. Loo bet 50,000 and then called all-in for 320,000 when Hallay jammed the A♠Q♠ to double with K♣K♦ for top set.
One hand later on new blinds, Gytis Lazauninkas flipped with A♣J♣ against the 8♠8♦ of Pingfeng Wu and the latter came out on top of the K♠6♦6♥5♦7♥ board to leave Lazauninkas short.
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Jun Obara opened to 50,000 from early position and Martin Finger and Emilien Pitavy defended their blinds.
Action checked to Obara on the flop of 3♥10♦2♣ and he bet 35,000. Finger called and Pitavy check-raised to 165,000. Only finger called.
Finger checked on the 9♥ turn and Pitavy bet 180,000. Finger called. Finger checked again on the Q♦ river and Pitavy moved all in for 475,000. Finger laid it down.
From under the gun, current chip leader candidate Shaoshuai Li raised to 50,000 and Jiaxian Pan then three-bet to 105,000 two seats further up. Li called and the flop came J♣4♠2♦ when Li check-called a bet of 55,000. Following the 2♣ turn, Li check-called Pan's shove for 175,000.
Jiaxian Pan: A♠A♣
Shaoshuai Li: 9♦9♥
The river was the A♦ and Pan's double came in style with aces full.