Day 1B
Muhammed Ali Chandna Doubles From Georgis Skarparis

Georgios Skarparis began with a raise to 1,800 from UTG+1, which was re-raised by Joris Michl at the hijack to 5,200. Muhammed Ali Chandna then shoved all-in for 23,800 from the cut-off. Skarparis also pushed all-in and Michl stayed out of the fight.
Georgios Skarparis: A♥ K♠
Muhammed Ali Chandna: T♥ T♣
Board 6♥ 7♠ 7♣ 5♥ 6♠
The tens of Chandna win the coin toss and double up.
Player | Chips |
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JM Joris Michl | 103,000(129 BB) |
GS Georgios Skarparis | 75,300(94 BB) |
MA Muhammed Ali Chandna | 54,800(69 BB) |
Muhammed Ali Chandna Sends Cheng Xiong To The Rail

Muhammed Ali Chandna raised to 1,200 then called the 28,000 all-in shove by Cheng Xiong..
Muhammed Ali Chandna: J♦ 5♦
Cheng Xiong: Q♥ Q♣
Board 7♦ 4♥ J♣ J♥ 7♠
The two jacks on the board boosted Chandna's hand for an underdog win, eliminating Cheng Xiong in the process.
Player | Chips |
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MA Muhammed Ali Chandna | 60,500(121 BB) |
CX Cheng Xiong | busted |
Wayne Lau Wins A Handsome Pot

Itsuki Morita 5-bet to 1,000 from under the fun with button Wayne Lau making the call along with Kenji Kuramochi at the small blind and Muhammed Ali Chandna from the big blind. The four players saw a flop of 3♠ 4♥ Q♥. All players checked to see a 9♦ on the turn. Chandna was given the option to act and fired out 2,300. Morita got out of the way, but Wayne Lau at the button raised to 5,300 with everyone else steering clear to give Lau the pot.
Player | Chips |
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MA Muhammed Ali Chandna | 79,500(398 BB) |
IM Itsuki Morita | 58,800(294 BB) |
WL Wayne Lau | 58,500(293 BB) |
KK Kenji Kuramochi | 53,300(267 BB) |