Late Surges by Takayama and Fernandez Alonso
Level 22
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
In a four-way limped pot the flop came 
and the action checked to Joseph Cheong in the cutoff. He bet 75,000 and forced folds from all his three opponents to claim the pot.
Another notable name of the international circuit to chip up late on Day 1c was Javier Fernandez Alonso. He called the shove of a short stack with 
and faced the 
of the short stack. The board ran out 
and the ten on the flop propelled the Spaniard into the lead to deal the final blow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,500,000 | 1,850,000 |
|
2,800,000 | 2,000,000 |
|
2,200,000 | 2,200,000 |
|
2,100,000 | 2,100,000 |