Yanfei "aoteman1888" Chi opened for 24 million from the button with 
and Niklas Astedt defended his big blind with 
.
Astedt check-jammed the 
flop from 20 million to 108.3 million and won the hand after Chi folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
541,775,736 | -45,500,000 |
|
178,320,972 | 45,500,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
587,275,736 | 21,150,004 |
|
|
132,820,972 | -21,150,000 |
Level: 38
Blinds: 4,000,000/8,000,000
Ante: 1,000,000
Yanfei "aoteman1888" Chi jammed the button for 406.5 million with 
and was called by "sssssAK" from the big blind with 
for their entire stack of 153.6 million.
The 
board gave "sssssAK" top pair but this wasn't good enough as Chi improved to trips. "sssssAK" banked a huge third-place prize of $426,499 and Chi entered heads-up action against Astedt with a nearly 4:1 chip advantage.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
566,125,732 | 133,715,406 |
|
|
153,970,972 | 41,150,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 37
Blinds: 3,500,000/7,000,000
Ante: 850,000
Yanfei "aoteman1888" Chi opened the button for 12 million with 
. "sssssAK" three-bet to 34.8 million from the big blind with 
and Chi called.
"sssssAK" fired out for 24.7 million on the 
flop and Chi called. The 
turn gave Chi a better pair than his opponent. "sssssAK" bet 62.1 million and Chi called again.
The 
river paired the board and both players checked. Chi won the pot with the better pair to extend his chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
432,410,326 | 130,951,000 |
|
|
174,865,410 | -61,476,000 |
|
|
112,820,972 | -69,475,000 |
Niklas Astedt min-raised the button with 
. Yanfei "aoteman1888" Chi jammed from the big blind with 
and Astedt called off for 88.5 million.
Astedt's ladies held after the 
ran out on the board to give him some breathing room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
301,459,326 | -90,022,986 |
|
|
236,341,410 | 9,750,000 |
|
|
182,295,972 | 80,272,986 |
Yanfei "aoteman1888" Chi limped for 6 million with from the small blind and Niklas Astedt called from the big blind with 
Both players checked the flop. Chi bet 9 million on the 
turn and Astedt called call. Chi bet 33 million on the 
river and Astedt folded to give Chi the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
391,482,312 | 16,500,000 |
|
|
226,591,410 | -750,000 |
|
|
102,022,986 | -15,750,000 |
The action was down to three players heading into the second break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
374,982,312 | -7,500,000 |
|
|
227,341,410 | -5,250,000 |
|
|
117,772,986 | 12,750,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
382,482,312 | 28,444,000 |
|
|
232,591,410 | -9,344,000 |
|
|
105,022,986 | -19,100,000 |