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6/17/2023, 10:00:00 PM

TAIWAN OPEN - FINAL DAY

Final Day info

Buy in: TWD 4,000 (~USD 132) - 164 entries Buy in: TWD 8,000 (~USD 264) - 288 entries Total Entries: 452 Prize pool: TWD 2,526,600 (~USD 82,220) Total ITM round: 57 players

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Final table payouts

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Watch the Final Table race to victory via the livestream:

Payouts

Place	Player
1	PW Philip Wang
2	TY Ting Yao Lin
3	KS Ka Shun Tsang
4	CH Cheuk Him Tsang
5	EC Eli Chang
6	NH Nien Heng Li
7	WH Wei Hsin Yu
8	WL Wai Loon Ng
9	YY Yeh Yi Chen

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6/17/2023, 9:59:00 PM

Final Table

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Remaining payouts

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CH Cheuk Him Tsang	1,800,000	500,000
TY Ting Yao Lin	1,700,000	100,000
KS Ka Shung Tsang	1,200,000	1,200,000
WH Wei Hsin Yu	1,100,000	200,000
YY Yeh Yi Chen	935,000	-105,000
WL Wai Loon Ng	890,000	775,000
NH Nien Heng Li	705,000	-285,000
EC Eli Chang	515,000	-105,000
PW Philip Wang	445,000	-20,000

Chips in play: 9,250,000

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6/17/2023, 6:25:00 PM

Eli Chang hanging in there

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Another double up for the short stacked Eli Chang (4 bb) with 5♦ 5♥ dodging Cheuk Kim Tsang’s K♦ T♣ over cards.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CH Cheuk Him Tsang	1,300,000(33 BB)	-500,000
EC Eli Chang	620,000(16 BB)	-160,000

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6/17/2023, 6:25:00 PM

Yang Hsin Shih misses the final table by one spot - 10th place

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

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Yang Hsin Shih risks his 10 bb stack with A♦ T♦ and is dominated by Cheuk Him Tsang’s A♣ K♦ . The board brings no help to Tsang as it runs out 7♣ A♣ A♠ 6♣ 4♦ . Shih misses the final table by one spot.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CH Cheuk Him Tsang	1,800,000(45 BB)	360,000

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6/17/2023, 6:20:00 PM

Wai Loon Ng cracks Aces

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

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A few hands after tripling up, Wai Loon Ng lands a double up by cracking Philip Wang’s aces. Wang raises from the button, Ng shoves from the small blind, snap-call Wang.

Wang A♣ A♥ Wai Loon Ng 8♦ 7♦

The board runs out 2♥ 2♦ 5♣ 4♦ 6♠ , Ng improves to a straight.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NW Ng Wai Loon	910,000(23 BB)	910,000
PW Philip Wang	465,000(12 BB)	-775,000

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6/17/2023, 6:15:00 PM

Wai Loon Ng triples up

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

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After paying a costly double up to Tin Yao Lin, Wai Loon Ng found a spot to get it all in. Action opens with under the gun Nien Heng Li raising to 80,000, utg+1 Philip Wang three-bets to 275,000, small blind Ng shoves with 115,000, big blind tank-shoves with 840,000. This is enough to get Li and Wang to fold for heads up.

Ng T♥ 6♥ Yu K♣ K♠

The board runs 5♥ 3♣ J♦ 8♥ A♥ for a runner runner flush to Ng. He triples up to 425,000.

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6/17/2023, 6:10:00 PM

Cheuk Him Tsang doubles up

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

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Another double up at table 2 with Cheuk Him Tsang’s 9♦ 9♥ dominating Ka Shun Tsang’s pocket Sixes for a double up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
CH Cheuk Him Tsang	1,440,000(36 BB)	750,000
KS Ka Shun Tsang	1,100,000(28 BB)	-700,000

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6/17/2023, 6:05:00 PM

Wei Chun Lai eliminated in 11th place

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

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Nien Heng Li raises to 80,000, Wei Chun Lai three-bet jams 310,000, Philip Wang joins in with a 750,000 shove, which is enough to force out Li.

Lai K♦ Q♦ Wang A♥ Q♥

The board runs Q♠ 9♥ 6♣ 6♦ J♠ . Lai goes bust.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
PW Philip Wang	1,240,000(31 BB)	440,000

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6/17/2023, 6:00:00 PM

Wai Loon Ng plunges to 3 bb, Ting Yao Lin doubles up

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

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From under the gun, Ting Yao Lin raises to 80,000, utg+1 Wai Loon Ng three-bets to 160,000, back to Lin who jams and Ng snap-calls. Ng opens J♦ J♣ and is behind Lin’s K♦ K♥ . The board runs 7♦ T♠ K♠ K♣ 8♦ for overkill quads to Lin.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TY Ting Yao Lin	1,600,000(40 BB)	800,000
WL Wai Loon Ng	115,000(3 BB)	-810,000

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6/17/2023, 5:55:00 PM

Eli Chang doubles up

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Down to 8 bb, Eli Chang pushes and lands a double up with 9♦ 9♥ dominating Yang Hsin Shih’s 4♣ 4♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
EC Eli Chang	780,000(20 BB)	440,000
YH Yang Hsin Shih	250,000(6 BB)	-340,000

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6/17/2023, 5:50:00 PM

Chip count update

Level 24: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NH Nien Heng Li	990,000(25 BB)	-510,000
WL Wai Loon Ng	925,000(23 BB)	170,000
WH Wei Hsin Yu	900,000(23 BB)	100,000
PW Philip Wang	800,000(20 BB)	540,000
TY Ting Yao Lin	800,000(20 BB)	500,000
WC Wei Chun Lai	300,000(8 BB)	-75,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KS Ka Shun Tsang	1,800,000(45 BB)	400,000
YY Yeh Yi Chen	1,040,000(26 BB)	-160,000
CH Cheuk Him Tsang	690,000(17 BB)	500,000
YH Yang Hsin Shih	590,000(15 BB)	-210,000
EC Eli Chang	340,000(9 BB)	40,000

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6/17/2023, 5:35:00 PM

Break time, 11 players remaining

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

11 players left at the break. Ka Shun Tsang in command with 1,800,000.

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6/17/2023, 5:20:00 PM

13 players remaining, Yang Hsin Shih rails one

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

The field is down to 13 players. While we missed the first two busts, we did catch Jia Yu Liu falling to Yang Hsin Shih. Shih had picked up a double up before this hand to climb to over 400K. By the time Liu was all in, Shih had him covered. Shih’s 8♣ 8♠ further improved against Liu’s overcards A♥ J♣ on a board 5♥ 8♦ T♥ T♣ 4♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
YH Yang Hsin Shih	800,000(27 BB)	30,000

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6/17/2023, 5:00:00 PM

Chip count update

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NH Nien Heng Li	1,500,000(50 BB)	985,000
WH Wei Hsin Yu	800,000(27 BB)	345,000
WL Wai Loon Ng	755,000(25 BB)	355,000
WK Wai Keong Yong	579,000(19 BB)	234,000
WC Wei Chun Lai	375,000(13 BB)	-45,000
TY Ting Yao Lin	300,000(10 BB)	-200,000
EH Ern Hsien Lew	280,000(9 BB)	280,000
PW Philip Wang	260,000(9 BB)	40,000

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6/17/2023, 4:55:00 PM

Blinds up, 16 players

Level 23: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Players are on an unscheduled break. The field is down to 16 players which means it is a redraw. We will have the chip counts for you in a bit.

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6/17/2023, 4:45:00 PM

Ka Shun Tsang continues to rise, 1.4M

Level 22: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Ka Shun Tsung continues to beef up his stack. He picks up another pot by railing She Long Pan with T♥ T♠ staying ahead of A♣ 3♥ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KS Ka Shun Tsang	1,400,000(56 BB)	200,000
SL She Long Pan	busted

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6/17/2023, 4:40:00 PM

Kar Wee Chee eliminated

Level 22: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

After paying a costly double up to Yeh Yi Chen, Kar Wee Chee’s final hand was delivered. He was all in with K♠ 9♥ , Wei Hsin Yu had him dominated A♣ 9♣ , the board 2♥ J♦ A♥ 6♦ 7♦ .

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6/17/2023, 4:35:00 PM

Yeh Yi Chen doubles through Chee

Level 22: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Action folds to the small blind Yeh Yi Chen who raises to 75,000, big blind Kar Wee Chee three-bets to 175,000, Chen flats. On the flop 4♠ J♠ T♣ , Chen check-calls a 95,000 c-bet by Chee. On the turn K♦ , Chen checks again, Chee shoves, Chen tank-calls for his tournament life. Chee has A♠ 6♣ bluff, Chen K♥ Q♥ two pair. The river J♦ secures the huge double up for Chen to welll over a million in chips. Chee plunges.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
YY Yeh Yi Chen	1,200,000(48 BB)	1,200,000
KW Kar Wee Chee	336,000(13 BB)	-754,000

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6/17/2023, 4:30:00 PM

Ka Shun Tsang banks a big pot

Level 22: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

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Battle of the blinds, Ka Shun Tsang and Cheuk Him Tsang went at it on this hand. According to small blind Cheuk, he check-called big blind Ka Shung the entire way, 50,000, 80,000, and when the board completed 8♠ 5♠ 3♥ K♣ 8♥ , Ka Shung fired a huge 320,000 bet. Cheuk tank-called and mucked to Ka Shung’s 5♦ 5♥ full house.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KS Ka Shun Tsang	1,200,000(48 BB)	600,000
CH Cheuk Him Tsang	190,000(8 BB)	-370,000

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6/17/2023, 4:20:00 PM

Blinds up, 19 players

Level 22: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Blinds are up again with 19 players remaining. Just a few more busts and they compress down to two tables. There has been a shift in leadership with Wai Loon Ng leading with 1,020,000 and Kar Wee Chee down to 900,000.

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6/17/2023, 4:15:00 PM

Up and down for Nien Heng Li

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

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Nien Heng Li cleans out Huai Sheng Lee with J♥ J♦ standing strong against A♦ J♠ on a board that completed 9♥ K♥ 5♣ 7♣ 8♥ . This sent him up to 800,000. Shortly after, Ting Yao Lin with A♣ J♥ doubled through Li’s Q♦ Q♥ on a crazy board K♦ K♠ A♦ A♠ 2♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
NH Nien Heng Li	515,000(26 BB)	515,000
TY Ting Yao Lin	500,000(25 BB)	244,000

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6/17/2023, 4:10:00 PM

Eli Chang doubles through Geronimo, Wang folds preflop

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Justin Geronimo and Eli Chang are both all in, Phillip Wang tanks and nearly makes the call then opts to fold while showing 6♦ 6♥ . Geronimo opens A♦ 7♦ , Eli Chang ahead with T♥ T♠ , when the flop dropped 5♥ 6♠ 9♣ , Wang is visibly frustrated that he didn’t call. The turn 4♣ and river Q♠ secures the double up for Chang. Shortly after, Geronimo busts out.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
EC Eli Chang	300,000(15 BB)	-165,000

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6/17/2023, 4:00:00 PM

Ka Shun Tsang chips up

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Every time we pass by Ka Shun Tsang’s table we see his stack just a bit more than previous. His stack is up again, and we did see him raking in a pot and a player headed for the cage. Tsang is second chip leader with 850,000.

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6/17/2023, 3:50:00 PM

Blinds up, 24 players

Level 21: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Blinds up, 24 players remaining spread over three tables. Kar Wee Chee maintains his chip lead with 1,360,000. Looks like Chee shaved down Yang Hsin Shih who is down to 385,000, The closest to Chee is Ka Shun Tsang with 630,000.

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6/17/2023, 3:45:00 PM

Top pair is good for Wei Hsin Yu

Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

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On a flop 9♣ T♠ 4♠ and around 100,000 in the pot, middle position Wei Hsin Yu bets 30,000, button Wai Loon Ng and big blind Wai Keong Yong call. All three players check the turn J♣ and river {100h}. Yong has 7♣ 6♠ missed draw, Yu has A♠ J♦ top pair, Ng mucks.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
WH Wei Hsin Yu	455,000(28 BB)	20,000
WL Wai Loon Ng	400,000(25 BB)	400,000
WK Wai Keong Yong	345,000(22 BB)	-55,000

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6/17/2023, 3:40:00 PM

Ting Yao Lin doubles through Geronimo

Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

From utg +1, Ting Yao Lin shoves his 116,000 stack and down the round, Justin Geronimo tank-calls. Lin is ahead A♠ Q♣ of Geronimo’s A♦ 9♦ . The board runs K♣ 4♠ 7♠ 2♠ 2♦ to ensure the double up for Lin.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TY Ting Yao Lin	256,000(16 BB)	256,000
JG Justin Geronimo	212,000(13 BB)	-224,000

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6/17/2023, 3:25:00 PM

Kar Wee Chee rails a shorty

Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Kar Wee Chee claims another player’s stack. This time it was Tzu Chiang Chen busting out to the leader with 8♠ 7♦ pair on the flop that was burned on the river by Chee’s K♣ T♣ . Board was J♥ 8♣ Q♣ 5♦ K♠ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KW Kar Wee Chee	1,090,000(68 BB)	90,000
TC Tzu Chiang Chen	busted

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6/17/2023, 3:20:00 PM

Blinds up, 26 players

Level 20: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

After a 15 minute break, blinds are up. 26 players remaining with average stack at 355,769.

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6/17/2023, 2:55:00 PM

Kar Wee Chee soars to 1M

Level 19: 6,000 / 120,000 ante: 12,000

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Kar Wee Chee becomes the first player to hit a million in chips. Catching the action on a turn board 8♠ 4♠ K♦ 9♥ and around 110,000 in the pot, Chia Hui Tu bets 54,000, Chee raises to 120,000, Tu shoves, quick call from Chee. Tu opens A♥ K♠ , Chee is ahead K♣ 9♣ two pair, the river 3♥ doesn’t help Tu.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KW Kar Wee Chee	1,000,000(8 BB)	250,000
CH Chia Hui Tu	busted

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6/17/2023, 2:45:00 PM

Chip count update

Level 19: 6,000 / 120,000 ante: 12,000

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6/17/2023, 2:35:00 PM

Blinds up, 32 players remaining

Level 19: 6,000 / 120,000 ante: 12,000

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Fallouts are slowing down, only 5 at the previous level to bring the field down to 32 players. Currently sharing the chip lead are:

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
YH Yang Hsin Shih	770,000(6 BB)	335,000
KW Kar Wee Chee	750,000(6 BB)	750,000

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6/17/2023, 2:25:00 PM

Wai Keong Yong gets pay for the boat

Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

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On a board showing 7♠ K♦ J♦ J♠ 4♠ , Ruo Tian Lee all in, main pot at around 120,000 and side pot at 50,000, Wai Keong Yong bets 60,000, Justin Geronimo tanks then convinces himself he needs to pay to see. Yong opens up 7♣ 7♦ full house, Geronimo had K♥ 2♥ , Lee eliminated with T♣ 9♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JG Justin Geronimo	436,000(44 BB)	-79,000
WK Wai Keong Yong	400,000(40 BB)	400,000
RT Ruo Tian Lee	busted

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6/17/2023, 2:15:00 PM

Philip Wang triples up

Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

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Philip Wang is all in with K♣ 8♦ , he is called by Lai T♠ T♦ and Kai Cheng Hsu A♥ 8♥ . With the board running K♠ 8♣ 2♠ Q♦ K♦ , Lai and Hsu check it down. Wang triples up.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
L Lai	224,000(22 BB)	224,000
PW Philip Wang	220,000(22 BB)	220,000
KC Kai Cheng Hsu	175,000(18 BB)	175,000

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6/17/2023, 2:10:00 PM

Chia Hui Tu chips up at livestream table

Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

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At the livestream table, Chia Hui Tu shipped the pot on board 7♦ 8♦ T♣ K♦ Q♥ . Tu had K♣ Q♦ , Dicky Tsang was eliminated. Tu chipped up to 310,000.

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6/17/2023, 2:05:00 PM

Blinds up, 37 players

Level 18: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Blinds are up, 37 players remaining. Average stack is 250,000. Kar Chee Wee continues to lead with nearly 700,000, Yang Hsin Shih has now jumped to second in command with 635,000. Ka Shing Tsang in third rank with 600,000.

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6/17/2023, 1:55:00 PM

Eli Chang joins the upper tier

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000

8000 ante

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Cooler at Table 3 with Eli Chang turning over K♥ K♣ to dust Pei Chih Shih’s J♦ J♠ on a board that ran out 2♠ T♠ Q♥ 8♦ 8♣ .

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
EC Eli Chang	465,000(58 BB)	465,000
PC Pei Chih Shih	busted

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6/17/2023, 1:45:00 PM

Current chip leaders, 44 players

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000

8000 ante

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
KS Ka Shun Tsang	600,000(75 BB)	600,000
CH Cheuk Him Tsang	560,000(70 BB)	560,000
JG Justin Geronimo	515,000(64 BB)	515,000
YH Yang Hsin Shih	435,000(54 BB)	435,000
WH Wei Hsin Yu	435,000(54 BB)	435,000
WC Wei Chun Lai	420,000(53 BB)	420,000

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6/17/2023, 1:35:00 PM

46 players remaining

Level 17: 4,000 / 8,000

8000 ante

After a quick first level with blinds at 30 minute intervals, the field has trimmed to 46 players. We will have the payout list shortly.