Day 1
Ling Tien Loon delivers elimination
A cooler situation, Lee Deok Yeong found himself in trouble after pushing all-in preflop with A♥ K♦ and was up against Ling Tien Loon’s K♥ K♠ . The ten high board 3♥ 4♦ 8♦ T♠ 4♣ spared no ace which meant Ling’s pocket kings is good for the take down.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
105,000(42 BB) | 85,000 | |
busted | -15,100 |
Smith Daniel Laukford crashes with kings
A three way all-in preflop went down with Smith Daniel Laukford’s premium pair in a great spot for a triple up against his two opponents.
Smith K♣ K♠ Nguyen Van Trung A♠ Q♦ Lee Deok Yeong A♥ Q♥
Left with two cards to fade, Smith was crushed to see an ace high board 6♣ A♣ 9♦ 6♥ T♣ turn face up on the felt. Nguyen and Lee splits Smith’s 18,800 stack for banking the win.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
34,000(34 BB) | 24,000 | |
15,100(15 BB) | 15,100 | |
busted |
Punnat Punsri knocks out another

Utg Lee Deok Yeong open shoved his 29,500 in and was called by Punnat Punsri behind.
Lee K♣ T♣ Punsri A♠ Q♣
In for a race, Punsri’s more premium hand holds steady on board 8♠ J♣ J♦ 4♥ 9♠ , eliminating Lee in the process.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
170,000(68 BB) | 15,000 | |
busted |