Red Dragon Championship (2,000,000 KRW)

Heng Qiao opened to 30,000 on the small blind and called 45,000 more following a raise from Dmitrii Gnusaev right behind. On flop 2♥ T♦ Q♦ , Qiao check called 42,000, peeling turn 9♦ . Both checked it through to river K♥ , where Qiao led 88,000. Gnusaev tanked and eventually decided to let it go, allowing Qiao to show T♣ 8♣ as he raked in the pot.

A three way raised pot saw Dmitrii Gnusaev lead 27,000 on flop 4♦ Q♥ 7♦ . Ming Yang on the button called, revealing turn 9♦ . Both checked it through to river 7♥ , where Gnusaev fired 75,000. Yang made the call, and mucked as Gnusaev flipped over A♥ Q♦ .

Li Ta Hsu opened on the cutoff, called behind by Dmitrii Gnusaev. Jie Xia on the big blind, fired a three bet to 9,000, and was called by the initial raiser. Gnusaev put in a tower of 5,000 chips, enough to cover both opponents' stacks. Xia called off for his last 32,600 and was in for a flip for his tournament life.

Board 6♠ T♠ 3♦ J♠ 7♦ steered clear of Xia's overcards, sending him out of the Day 1C running.