
Day 1A
Di Chen New Chip Leader
Picking up the action with a complete board A♥ K♠ J♠ T♣ A♠ and 35,000 up for grabs, Danqui Chen over-bets 50,000, Di Chen puts him all-in with A♦ J♣ aces full and Danqui calls for a total of 78,600, flipping over K♦ K♥ kings full.
Player | Chips |
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DC Di Chen | 301,000(251 BB) |
CD Chen Danqiu | busted |
Lei Tang Doubles Up

Danqiu Chen slides 2,400 in the middle from +2 and takes three players to the flop J♣ 6♣ 2♠ where button Lei Tang goes all-in for 18,700 and only small blind Liangliang Wang successfully isolates.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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CD Chen Danqiu | MP | 77,600(65 BB) |
LT Lei Tang | Q♣J♠ D | 48,200(40 BB) |
WL Wang Liang | 2♣4♣ SB | 16,600(14 BB) |
The board completes 8♦ and T♥ , leaving Tang in the lead to scoop a juicy pot.
Danqui Chen Recovers Some
Under the gun Danqui Chen initiates the action with a 1,300 open-raise and takes small blind Takashi Miyamoto to the flop 2♣ 7♣ 4♥ where Chen's 1,200 c-bet receives a call followed by another 2,000 lead on the turn 5♠ that gets called again. The river 8♦ gets checked around and sees Chen table the winner J♣ J♠ against Miyamoto's 9♣ 8♣ .
Player | Chips |
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TM Takashi Miyamoto | 22,500(45 BB) |
CD Chen Danqiu | 18,200(36 BB) |