Day 1
Seonguk Huh Rails Sergei Sultanov

Seonguk Huh raises 2000 then calls Sergei Sultanov's 14,100 shove. A the runout, Huh outdraws Sultanov to give him the boot.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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SS Sergey Sultanov | A♣K♥ | busted |
SH Seonguk Huh | Q♥9♠ | 125,000(125 BB) |
Michael Soyza Rises

We missed the hand that sent Michael Soyza to near 80,000 but we did catch a couple of small pots after. Raising 2500 from utg+1, big blind Sergei Sultanov calls. Soyza then bets the flop and turn 9♠ A♥ K♥ 1000, 2500, Sultanov check-calls both. No bets land on the river T♥ . Soyza's K♠ Q♥ outkicks Sultanov's K♦ 2♦ .
Another hand, Soyza opens 2500 again then calls William Teoh's 10,000 three-bet. Action is checked to the turn 2♦ 8♥ J♣ 4♦ , Teoh leads out 15,000, called by Soyza, then they check the river 7♥ . Teoh opens K♥ T♥ air, Soyza pairs up with 8♣ 9♣ to claim the pot.
Player | Chips |
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MS Michael Soyza | 137,000(137 BB) |
WT William Teoh | 86,000(86 BB) |
SS Sergey Sultanov | 14,100(14 BB) |
Jun Hao Chong Has The Flush

Jun Hao Chong raises from cutoff, button Sergei Sultanov and big blind Siyoung Lee call. The flop runs 7♠ A♦ 6♦ , Chong c-bets 1800, Sultanov calls, Lee check-raises 5400, only Chong continues to the turn 8♠ . Both check for the river 4♦ . Lee checks again, Chong bets 16,000, Lee tanks for a time-bank and calls. Chong flips open 5♦ 8♦ flush, Lee mucks.
Player | Chips |
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JH Jun Hao Chong | 71,000(89 BB) |
SL Siyoung Lee | 56,000(70 BB) |
SS Sergey Sultanov | 34,000(43 BB) |
Top Pair Fo Sergei Sultanov

From the button, Daehyun Lee raises 1600, small blind Jun Hao Chong three-bets 4500, big blind Sergei Sultanov calls it, Lee joins for a three-way to the flop 2♥ 6♣ Q♣ that they all check. The turn 5♦ sees a 3000 bet from Sultanov, called by Lee, Chong folds. The river 8♣ is checked. Sultanov claims the pot with K♥ Q♥ top pair.
Player | Chips |
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SS Sergey Sultanov | 37,000(46 BB) |
JH Jun Hao Chong | 33,500(42 BB) |
DL Daehyung Lee | 20,500(26 BB) |
Sergei Sultanov Doubles Up With Kings

Gary Thompson raises 2700, Sergei Sultanov three-bets a large 8000, Thompson four-bets 48,700, Sultanov has 24,700 and risks it.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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SS Sergey Sultanov | K♦K♠ | 50,400(126 BB) |
GT Gary Thompson (2) | A♠K♥ | 25,300(63 BB) |
Sultanov's cowboys hold to double up.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
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FP Finn Penderak | 127,000(318 BB) |
SH Seonguk Huh | 81,000(203 BB) |
SJ Seonghun Jeong | 76,000(190 BB) |
TL Taeho Lee | 69,400(174 BB) |
NK Ngo Khoa Anh | 56,800(142 BB) |
YK Youhyun Kim | 56,200(141 BB) |
AB Alfonso Baja | 54,000(135 BB) |
DL Daehyung Lee | 51,200(128 BB) |
VT Victorino Torres | 49,800(125 BB) |
KO Kei Okuda | 46,500(116 BB) |
KF Kazuomi Furuse | 42,000(105 BB) |
JH Jun Hao Chong | 40,000(100 BB) |
GT Gary Thompson (2) | 39,400(99 BB) |
NT Natalie Teh | 34,000(85 BB) |
SS Sergey Sultanov | 34,000(85 BB) |
RM Rishi Mehra | 29,700(74 BB) |
SM Shinya Maeda | 29,000(73 BB) |
Small Pot For Seonguk Huh
Three players in on a raised pot preflop, they check to the river J♦ 7♣ K♣ T♣ 8♠ . Big blind Seonguk Huh bets 800 and wins the small pot.
Player | Chips |
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SH Seonguk Huh | 68,300(342 BB) |
SS Sergey Sultanov | 46,300(232 BB) |
KO Kei Okuda | 42,900(215 BB) |