
Day 1A
Li Doubles with Turned Set

A player from middle position opened to 1,400, Xiang Li shoved for 7,000 from the hijack, Siyoung Lee four-bet to 30,000 from the big blind and the middle position player folded.
Xiang Li: 6♠ 6♥
Siyoung Lee: A♠ Q♠
The 2♥ 9♣ J♣ 6♦ A♦ runout gave Li a set of sixes to double up through Lee.
Player | Chips |
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LS Lee Siyoung | 41,400(69 BB) |
LX Li Xiang | 16,300(27 BB) |
Zhang Fades the Straight Draw to Double

With two players seeing a board of J♦ K♣ Q♠ and 7,600 in the middle Jiahao Zhang checked from the big blind and Xiang Li bet 2,200 from the cutoff. Zhang shoved for 11,400 and Li used a time bank before calling with a covering stack.
Jiahao Zhang: J♠ J♣
Xiang Li: T♦ T♠
Li had an open-ended straight draw while Zhang was ahead with a set of jacks. The 4♥ 5♣ river were clean for Zhang who doubled up through Li.
Player | Chips |
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JZ Jiahao Zhang (2) | 30,400(61 BB) |
LX Li Xiang | 5,300(11 BB) |
Yi Eliminated by Jiang

Wen Nicholas Michael Ng Yi shoved for 900 from early position, Chung Lam Allan Kong raised to 1,800 from middle position, Xiang Li called from the cutoff and Xinxin Jiang four-bet to 7,200 from the small blind. Kong and Li folded leaving Yi at risk against Jiang.
Wen Nicholas Michael Ng Yi: T♦ 6♣
Xinxin Jiang: Q♠ Q♣
The 4♣ 6♠ 2♣ Q♦ 3♠ runout gave Jiang a set of queens to win the pot while Yi was sent to the rail.
Player | Chips |
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JX Jiang Xinxin | 36,800(184 BB) |
KC Kong Chung Lam Allan | 36,100(181 BB) |
LX Li Xiang | 18,500(93 BB) |
NY Ng Yi Wen Nicholas Michael | busted |