
D1B
Yu Lin Back from the Brink
Yu Lin is down to fumes and jams for three blinds. Everyone folds, including Vanluyen Tran in the big blind who mucks 7♦ 2♥ .
Lin then doubles through Adam Friedman for 22,000 with 9♦ 7♦ versus K♣ J♣ when he rivers a flush on the 8♠ 5♦ 2♠ J♦ 8♦ board.
He then also doubles through Krisztian Torok with A♦ 9♦ versus pocket fives when he flops the nut flush on the Q♦ 6♦ 2♦ 8♠ 4♠ runout for another double.
Player | Chips |
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KT Krisztian Torok | 380,000(76 BB) |
AF Adam Friedman | 365,000(73 BB) |
LY Lin Yu | 125,000(25 BB) |
Laury Vanlerberghe Doubles Up
On a board A♣ J♣ 8♠ K♥ 2♠ with 57,000 in the middle, Laury Vanlerberghe goes all in for 49,500. This sends Yu Lin deep in thought then makes the call after a couple of minutes. Vanlerberghe reveals A♥ Q♣ that outkicks Lin's A♠ 9♠ to bag a double.
Player | Chips |
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LY Lin Yu | 182,000(46 BB) |
LV Laury Vanlerberghe | 161,000(40 BB) |
Krisztian Torok Gets Paid In Full
On a flop T♣ 6♦ Q♦ , Yu Lin bets 6000 onto a pot of 12,500 and Krisztian Torok check calls to the turn 9♠ . Lin fires another 20,000 and again Torok check-calls. On the river J♠ , Torok moves it all in for 79,000, Lin agonizes then finally finds reason to call.
Torok opens up K♠ Q♣ top pair and wins the pot over Lin's J♣ T♦ .
Player | Chips |
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KT Krisztian Torok | 226,500(91 BB) |
LY Lin Yu | 109,000(44 BB) |
Tom Verbruggen Leads the Field at the Break with 320,500

A scan of the field during the break turned up seven players with at least 185K in chips, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:
Player | Chips |
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TV Tom Verbruggen | 320,500(160 BB) |
HG Hugues Girard | 233,500(117 BB) |
LY Lin Yu | 233,500(117 BB) |
IK Ivan Karatayeu | 228,500(114 BB) |
AS Arun Sriram | 202,500(101 BB) |
MS Muhammad Shamsudin | 199,500(100 BB) |
SO Shiina Okamoto | 188,500(94 BB) |
GS Georgios Skarparis | 184,900(92 BB) |
Updated Counts in the Field
Player | Chips |
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LY Lin Yu | 220,000(138 BB) |
HG Hugues Girard | 210,000(131 BB) |
MK Michael Kim Falcon | 150,000(94 BB) |
NA Najeem Ajez | 110,000(69 BB) |
CW Chien Wang | 95,000(59 BB) |
FR Fabian Rolli | 95,000(59 BB) |
KB Koen Breed | 95,000(59 BB) |
KL Kolja Luecking | 80,000(50 BB) |
GS Georgios Skarparis | 75,000(47 BB) |
KB Kyle Bao Diep | 75,000(47 BB) |
JS Josip Simunic | 75,000(47 BB) |
TL Tero Laurila | 70,000(44 BB) |
MJ Marc Joseph | 65,000(41 BB) |
HC Hon Cheong Lee | 55,000(34 BB) |
KH Konstantin Held | 45,000(28 BB) |
DK David Kozma | 17,000(11 BB) |
Aditya Sushant Eliminated by Kien Tat Heng
The hero not long ago, Aditya Sushant is suddenly on a nub coming back from the break. He calls a raise to 2,500 by Yu Lin and Kien Tat Heng then jams behind for 24,200. Lin folds but Sushant calls all-in for the last 8,200 with the J♦ 9♦ .
Heng is ahead with A♠ Q♥ and it remains that way on the A♣ 9♣ 5♥ K♦ 6♦ runout.
Player | Chips |
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LY Lin Yu | 145,000(145 BB) |
KT Kien Tat Heng | 38,000(38 BB) |
AS Aditya Sushant | busted |
Van Tien Dinh Leads the Field at the Break with 214,700
A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 130K in chips, plus one more knocking on the door to create an unofficial leaderboard:
Player | Chips |
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VT Van Tien Dinh | 214,700(215 BB) |
LY Lin Yu | 160,800(161 BB) |
RB Rohit Begwani | 143,400(143 BB) |
PP Pannasa Prempluem | 137,800(138 BB) |
135,500(136 BB) | |
MK Michael Kim Falcon | 129,000(129 BB) |
Somashekar Nahadeva Eliminated by Laury Vanlerberghe

Yu Lin raises from middle position to 1,200, and Somashekar Nahadeva moves all in from the cutoff for 3,200. Laury Vanlerberghe raises from the button to 5,200, and Lin calls.
There is 11,100 in the main pot, and another 4,000 in the side pot. Any further betting goes into the side pot.
The flop comes A♠ A♣ 2♥ , Lin checks, Vanlerberghe bets 3,000, and Lin calls.
The turn card is the 4♦ , Lin checks, Vanlerberghe bets 5,000, and Lin calls.
The river card is the 7♣ , both check. All three players show their cards:
Laury Vanlerberghe: 6♠ 6♦ (two pair, aces and sixes)
Yu Lin: 5♠ 5♥ (two pair, aces and fives)
Somashekar Nahadeva: Q♠ T♦ (pair of aces)
Vanlerberghe wins the entire pot with his pocket sixes to eliminate Nahadeva.
Player | Chips |
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LV Laury Vanlerberghe | 73,000(122 BB) |
LY Lin Yu | 21,000(35 BB) |
SN Somashekar Nahadeva | busted |