
Day 1A
Qianqing Chen Hits Six Outer On The River To Stay Alive

Picking up the action on A♦ 5♠ J♠ 9♣ and 10,500 in the middle small blind Hao Zhang declares all-in for 9,000, sending hijack Qianqing Chen deep in the tank. After consuming three time banks, Chen emerges with a call, but has to dig deep.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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QC Qianqing Chen | A♥T♥ HJ | 26,900(90 BB) |
ZH Zhang Hao | A♠9♥ SB | 800(3 BB) |
Finding one of his outs on the river T♦ , Chen scoops the pot, leaving Zhang with 800, who gets up and leaves the table.
Tsz Hin Cheung Continues Ascent
Tsz Hin Cheung opens 700 from +1, a player in late position calls and Hao Zhang defends his big blind with a re-raise to 2,700. Only Cheung pays up to see the flop T♠ 5♠ 5♦ where he flats a 1,500 c-bet to reveal the turn 4♥ . Zhang slows down to a check, prompting Cheung to slide out 4,500, which is enough to scoop the pot.
Player | Chips |
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TC Tsz Cheung | 48,700(162 BB) |
ZH Zhang Hao | 13,800(46 BB) |
Yang Teng Tan Chips Up

Under the gun Artem Sofronov kicks off the action with a raise to 300 and takes two players to the flop J♦ 3♦ T♠ where button Hao Zhang bets 500, big blind Yang Teng Tan check-raises to 2,200 and only Zhang fills up to see the turn K♠ . Tan fires another 4,600 that gets answered and the board completes 8♥ . Two checks reveal Tan as the winner with K♣ Q♣ top pair.
Player | Chips |
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TT Teng Tan Yang | 30,300(303 BB) |
AS Artem Sofronov | 24,800(248 BB) |
ZH Zhang Hao | 17,100(171 BB) |