Day 1C
Changwon Lee Gets Lucky
Changwon Lee Fresh from elimination, Shen Hao is back in the Main Event arena and wasted no time getting his newly bought 40,000 starting stack in the middle. Changwon Lee right beside, put in the call and found himself in dire need of help against Hao's better pair.
Lucky for Lee, the board ran Q♣ 6♦ 8♦ T♥ 9♥ , giving him top set and sparing him from the loss.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
CL Changwon Lee ![Korea (Republic of) [KOR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/kr.svg "Korea (Republic of) [KOR]"){kind=small} Korea (Republic of) | Q♦Q♥ D | 99,700(83 BB) |
SH Shen Hao ![Taiwan [TWN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/tw.svg "Taiwan [TWN]"){kind=small} Taiwan | K♦K♥ CO | busted |
Quick Double for Shen Hao
Shen HaoShen Hao open ripped his 19 big blind stack on the hijack and was looked up by Pan Ming Lee on the button.
Hao well ahead, easily locked in the win on board Q♥ 6♠ 5♥ K♠ 6♥ , bouncing right back up to a starting stack.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
SH Shen Hao Taiwan | A♦Q♣ HJ | 40,500(41 BB) |
PM Pan Ming Lee ![Hong Kong [HKG]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/hk.svg "Hong Kong [HKG]"){kind=small} Hong Kong | A♥J♠ D | 12,200(12 BB) |
Sungwoo Son Triples Up
Sungwoo SonShen Hao opened utg and was followed by two all-ins - Sungwoo Son (7,800) and Myeongsoo So (14,000). Sanghyuk Lee cold called on the button while Hao opted out, leaving the three to showdown.
Son instantly flopped a straight on board 4♣ 3♦ 2♠ T♥ 2♣ , scoring him the much needed triple up, and leaving Lee just the side pot with two pair.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
SS Sungwoo Son Korea (Republic of) | A♦5♥ MP | 25,400(32 BB) |
J♠J♣ D | 113,500(142 BB) | |
MS Myeongsoo So Korea (Republic of) | 7♥7♠ HJ | busted |
SH Shen Hao Taiwan | 43,100(54 BB) |
Tens Hold for Andrew Ma
Andrew MaAndrew Ma opened utg and called Shen Hao's 18,500 jam from the small blind, putting the latter at risk.
A 50-50 spot, Ma's pocket pair held through board J♥ 5♦ 8♦ 8♥ Q♥ , eliminating Hao from the Main Event Day 1B games.
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