Anson Tsang shows that he is ready to defend his title, as he was the one that won this event last year. Tsang came determined to do his best for a second title at the same event and he is already up to 385,000 chipleading Day 1 so far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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318,000
278,000
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278,000 |
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275,000
235,000
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235,000 |
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272,000
136,000
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136,000 |
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260,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
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250,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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235,000
195,000
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195,000 |
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230,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
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209,000
192,000
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192,000 |
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190,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
173,000
133,000
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133,000 |
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170,000
23,000
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23,000 |
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145,000
105,000
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105,000 |
The last 20-minute break of the day just started and the official numbers will be known when players return.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 0
Louis Helm was left short and put the rest of his chips in the middle against Dash Dudley with the two players opening their cards.
Louis Helm: 
Dash Dudley: 
The board until the turn was 
giving to both players a flush, only Helm had the nut flush, but the 
in the river gave a full house to Dudley who sent Helm to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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130,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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Busted | |
Daniel Ezekiel was in the big blind and announced all in after Kan Ying's open from the cutoff, who made the call.
Daniel Ezekiel: 
Kan Ying: 
The board came 
and Ezekiel managed to stay alive in the tournament, while Ying lost a small portion of his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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225,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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110,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Aleksandar Nemtsov was all in against Ming Hong Teoh with similar stacks, although Nemtsov was slightly covered.
Aleksandar Nemtsov:
Ming Hong Teoh: 
The flop came 
to keep Nemtsov's advantage with the aces. The on the turn gave some extra outs to Teoh and the on the river gave him trips, to send Nemtsov to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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120,000 | |
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Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 0
