On the same table as big stack Kazuhiro "propofol-san" Shirasawa, two players from China got their chips in preflop for a pot of 55,818 and it was "Rickkk" at risk against "alex991289".
"Rickkk": 
"alex991289": 
The board came 
and that secured the double for "Rickkk".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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127,451
42,801
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42,801 |
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55,818 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 70
At least two players have already busted their second bullet for the tournament in the first hour while some of the casualties below may have already jumped back into the action.
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More than 100 players have already entered and busted throughout the first three levels and 10 minutes of level four as 1,026 hopefuls out of a field of 1,138 entries head into their first 6-minute break of the day.
Joshua "IyasusSake" Gebissa three-bet to 3,500 an was called by initial raiser "keysRio" to see a flop of 
. That's when things got spicy as "keysRio" bet-raised from 2,716 to 29,902. In between, Gebissa had raised to 7,224 and then jammed for 49,928 in order to pick up a reluctant call.
Joshua "IyasusSake" Gebissa: 
"keysRio": 
The 
turn and 
river secured the double for the German.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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108,086
51,163
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51,163 |
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51,780
6,622
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6,622 |
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36,290
36,290
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36,290 |
As the field has reached 1,074 entries with 985 players remaining, most players in the current top ten have already tripled up their starting stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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152,369 | |
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127,470 | |
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123,408
47,336
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47,336 |
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120,996 | |
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119,217
1,220
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1,220 |
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118,462 | |
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116,210 | |
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115,147
26,809
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26,809 |
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110,304 | |
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108,625
108,625
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108,625 |
Hoong Ping "visualize" Yong doubled through Florencio "FLC-4" Campomanes to leave the latter with just 1,323 and those went in the next hand with 
against the 
of "99ImVit99". An ace-high flop provided a gutshot for Campomanes but the turn and river bricked.
With two re-entries available, this certainly won't be the last time Campomanes will be spotted at the tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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77,914
37,914
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37,914 |
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Busted |
Level: 4
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 60
The early carnage of all-in showdown has continued and a recent hand included the clash between China's "boneone" and Thailand's "Piagop".
Jonathan "BladeUK" Walker had raised to 900 from under the gun and "Piagop" three-bet, which "boneone" and Walker called. On a 
flop, "Piagop" bet 5,236 when the action checked to them and this time just "boneone" came along to then call the shove of their opponent on the 
turn.
"boneone": 
"Piagop":
The 
on the river was no threat as "boneone" scored a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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66,462 | |
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28,838 | |
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27,940
12,060
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12,060 |
Ghassan "Simbuzzi" Yafaoui raised it up to 800 and was called by Mohammed "JustCruisin" Alamelhuda. The third Canadian entered the pot as Aleeyah "ElleSriracha" Jadavji three-bet to 3,000 from the cutoff and Alamelhuda was the only caller. On a flop of 
Alamelhuda check-called a bet of 2,150 and they checked the turn.
Alamelhuda then bet the river for 6,450 into 12,100 and forced a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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39,722
39,722
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39,722 |
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38,562
38,562
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38,562 |
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34,530
34,530
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34,530 |
