NAGAWORLD Kickoff ($500)

Cheng Zhang opened from under the gun for 55,000 and Chu An Lin three-bet all in for his last 190,000. Zhang called and showed A♣ J♠ while Lin was ahead with A♥ Q♥ . Unfortunately for Lin, a jack showed up on the board 7♣ 4♠ J♥ 4♥ T♥ to end his run in 8th place.

Cheng Zhang claimed the first pot of the final table to join the millionaires. He opened 50,000 from cutoff and the blinds defended. At the flop 2♣ J♥ 6♥ , small blind Cheuk Wing Wong decided to lead out 50,000, big blind Hoseong Ha calls, then Zhang pumped it up to 300,000. No one dared and Zhang dragged in the win.

The Final Table of the NagaWorld Kickoff is set! One of the nine remaining players will be the first big winner of the festival and collect the $18,203 top prize along with the big spadie on display.

Another cooler on the felt with Edgar Antezana all in for 280,000 showing K♥ K♠ only to run smack into Cheng Zhang's A♥ A♣ . When the flop ran 4♠ A♦ K♣ , the players erupted in shock that quickly died down on the turn 7♦ and river 8♥ .

With no action before him, small blind Avneesh Munjal raises 15,000 only to be pounded back with a jam of 115,000 from big blind Cheng Zhang. Munjal can afford it but let's go of his hand instead.