
Day 1A
Lu Knocks Out Tang With Flopped Quads

Ngong Chi Tang opened to 3,200 from the cutoff, Anton Zhen Zhao Lu shoved with a covering stack from the small blind and Tang, who had just under 20,000 behind, made the call for his tournament life.
Chi Ngong Tang: Q♥ J♣
Anton Zhen Zhao Lu: T♣ T♠
The T♥ T♦ A♣ 4♥ 6♠ runout gave Lu quad tens to eliminate Tang and claim the last of his chips.
Player | Chips |
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LA Lu Anton Zhen Zhao | 93,000(78 BB) |
TC Tang Chi Ngong | busted |
Top Stacks
Player | Chips |
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KC Kong Chung Lam Allan | 120,000(120 BB) |
102,200(102 BB) | |
EX Erdun Xu | 100,400(100 BB) |
NY Ng Yi Wen Nicholas Michael | 96,700(97 BB) |
DZ Dingyun Zhang | 73,000(73 BB) |
YH Yang Haibo | 67,500(68 BB) |
JW Jiaxing Wang | 65,500(66 BB) |
LA Lu Anton Zhen Zhao | 64,600(65 BB) |
MJ Mok Jo Seng | 48,900(49 BB) |
BG Biao Guo | 48,200(48 BB) |
YZ Yifan Zhang | 40,800(41 BB) |
QS Qi Sun | 39,000(39 BB) |
31,400(31 BB) | |
LB Leng Bin | 30,400(30 BB) |
QJ Quan Jin | 27,500(28 BB) |
ST Shen Tong | 27,500(28 BB) |
JB Jin Bo | 27,300(27 BB) |
QL Qi Liu | 25,600(26 BB) |
DH Dong Hou | 25,200(25 BB) |
LC Lim Chin Yu | 23,700(24 BB) |
LJ Lam Ji Ho | 23,000(23 BB) |
ZY Zhang Yang | 22,800(23 BB) |
WJ William Jia | 22,700(23 BB) |
YL Youkan Li | 22,500(23 BB) |
JX Jiang Xinxin | 21,800(22 BB) |
ZY Zhiyong Yan | 21,700(22 BB) |
DL Duan Lin | 20,000(20 BB) |
JL Jehoon Lee | 17,100(17 BB) |
JZ Jiahao Zhang (2) | 15,300(15 BB) |
TC Tang Chi Ngong | 12,500(13 BB) |
XX Xiao Xian | 700(1 BB) |
Gao Makes the Right Call

Chi Ngong Tang opened to 700 from the button and Qingbo Gao called from the small blind.
The flop came 8♣ 3♥ T♣ and both players checked leading to the A♦ turn. Gao check-called a 500 bet from Tang.
Gao check-called another bet from Tang on the 4♠ river, this time for 2,200. Tang was bluffing with K♥ 5♥ while Gao showed second pair with Q♦ T♦ to win the pot.
Player | Chips |
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GQ Gao Qingbo | 19,700(99 BB) |
TC Tang Chi Ngong | 18,600(93 BB) |
Lam Doubles With Wheel Straight

Ji Ho Lam opened to 1,000 from the hijack, Chi Ngong Tang three-bet to 2,800 from the small blind and Lam called.
The flop came 4♦ 5♦ 3♠ and Lam called a 2,800 continuation bet from Tang.
Both players checked the 2♥ turn leading to the 3♦ river. Lam shoved for 9,600 when checked to and Tang used two time banks before calling with a covering sstack.
Tang had an overpair with K♣ K♥ but Lam had the wheel straight with A♦ J♣ to score the double up.
Player | Chips |
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LJ Lam Ji Ho | 31,000(155 BB) |
TC Tang Chi Ngong | 20,200(101 BB) |