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From the small blind, Xiaosheng Zheng looks down at 5♦ 6♦ and raises 500,000. Big blind Itsuki Homma calls then calls Zheng's remaining 35,000 on the flop J♦ 8♥ 7♣ . Zheng has an open ended and is up against Homma's A♥ K♠ . Zheng's window of hopes thins on the turn K♣ and with the river 7♥ , Zheng falls in 3rd place.

Xiaosheng Zheng raises 200,000, Itsuki Homma calls from the small blind, Zheng then c-bets the flop K♦ 3♠ K♥ . Homma check-calls to see the turn A♣ . Both players tap the green and the river is dealt 6♦ . Homma checks once more, Zheng bets 350,000, Homma calls to see. Zheng flips open Q♣ J♠ queen high, Homma drags in the pot with Q♦ Q♥ as Zheng drops to 7 bb.

Itsuki Homma defends the big blind then calls Xiaosheng Zheng's 150,000 c-bet on a flop 2♥ 5♦ Q♦ . No action on the turn Q♠ to bring the river 9♥ . Following a check, Homma jams 1,195,000 and wins the pot uncontested.

From button position, Xiaosheng Zheng min-raises and big blind Sejun Park defends then both check the flop 7♣ 6♣ 6♦ . Betting resumes on the turn 2♦ with Zheng laying out 250,000, Park check-raises 500,000, Zheng tanks for one time bank then calls for the river K♥ . Following another check from Park, Zheng bets 700,000, this time it's Park that tanks then soon lets it go.

Sejun Park min-raises from small blind and goes to the flop with big blind caller Xiaosheng Zheng. Both check to the turn 3♥ A♣ 4♥ Q♦ , Park bets 225,000, Zheng calls. On the river A♦ it is back to checking. Park shows K♠ 4♦ two pair which is good for the win.

Jean Testa goes all in for his last 705,000 with a strong A♥ K♣ , Xiaosheng Zheng calls with A♦ T♥ . When the board runs T♠ 7♥ 7♠ 8♠ 8♣ , Testa is outdrawn to settle for 4th place.

Down to 6 bb, Li Qi tosses it in with K♣ J♦ to battle with and goes bust against caller Xiaosheng Zheng whose A♠ Q♠ stays ahead on a board 7♥ Q♦ 8♦ T♣ 6♣ .

Li finishes in 5th place.

Xiaosheng Zheng bumps it up to 150,000 and Sejun Park takes interest from the big blind. Zheng continues 125,000 at the flop T♦ 2♥ 5♥ and Park joins to the turn T♣ . Both players check it and the river comes 8♠ . Park leads out 250,000, Zheng snap-calls,

Park shows 2♦ 9♦ that is way behind Zheng's K♣ K♥.

Zheng is ahead all the way to claim a full reload.

Four players in a limped pot see a board 2♦ 9♠ J♥ . From utg, Li Qi bets 60,000 and only loses one player to the turn 5♦ . Li fires again for 110,000, only Anton Poliakov calls, and the river comes K♥ . Following Li's check, Poliakov jams it, Li calls with less. Poliakov flips open K♠ J♠ two pair , Li has 5♥ 5♣ trips for the double up.

From the big blind, Romain Bailleul defends by calling Xiaosheng Zheng's 60,000 raise. Both players check to the turn A♠ 6♣ J♥ 6♥ . Zheng bets 65,000, Bailleul calls it again to bring the river 4♥ . Zheng checks, Bailleul sends out 100,000, Zheng makes the call then mucks to Q♥ T♥ flush.

Hironori Yamada opens from utg, Xiaosheng Zheng calls, then both check to the turn 6♣ Q♣ A♣ A♦ . Yamada resumes sending out 35,000, Zheng check-raises 75,000, Yamada calls. The river T♣ Zheng takes control and fires 100,000 which is enough to win it uncontested.

Xiaosheng Zheng opens 10,000, Maxime Tantaro brings it up to 30,000, Zheng answers with a four-bet jam of 200,000, Tantaro gives it up.