
Day 1C
Lin Scores Knockout with Rockets

With two players seeing a board of 4♠ Q♦ 6♦ T♠ and 28,200 in the middle Yifan Zhang checked from early position and Zhaoyi Lin shoved from the button. Zhang, who had 22,000 and was covered, made the call for his tournament life.
Yifan Zhang: Q♣ 8♣
Zhaoyi Lin: A♦ A♠
Zhang had top pair but was in bad shape against Lin’s aces. The T♠ K♦ runout changed nothing for either player and Lin took the pot while Zhang was sent to the rail.
Player | Chips |
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103,400(86 BB) | |
YZ Yifan Zhang | 4(0 BB) |
Li Spikes the River to Double

With two players seeing a board of 3♥ 2♦ 8♦ and 20,800 in the middle, Yifan Zhang checked from the small blind and Zhongyao Li bet 5,000 from early position. Zhang shoved with a covering stack and Li, who had 14,600 behind, called for his tournament life.
Yifan Zhang: J♣ J♠
Zhongyao Li: A♣ K♥
Zhang was ahead with an overpair but the 6♠ A♠ runout improved Li to a pair of aces to double up.
Player | Chips |
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ZL Zhongyao Li | 60,000(150 BB) |
YZ Yifan Zhang | 46,000(115 BB) |
Two Streets of Value for Zhang

A player from under the gun opened to 900 and received calls from Yifan Zhang in the cutoff and Lei Li in the small blind.
The flop came 5♥ T♥ 8♠ and action checked around to Zhang who bet 1,300. Only Li called.
Li check-called a 5,300 bet from Zhang on the 4♠ turn before both players checked the Q♣ river. Li showed third pair with 8♣ 7♦ but
Zhang had him beat with J♣ JD to win the pot.
Player | Chips |
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YZ Yifan Zhang | 72,300(181 BB) |
LL Li Lei | 62,000(155 BB) |
Top Stakcs
Player | Chips |
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YB Yunpeng Bai | 65,600(219 BB) |
LL Li Lei | 62,200(207 BB) |
XG Xiangchen Gao | 59,000(197 BB) |
YZ Yifan Zhang | 58,300(194 BB) |
MN Martin Nielsen | 55,800(186 BB) |
YX Yu Xiaotong | 47,000(157 BB) |
46,500(155 BB) | |
HW Huang Weiwei | 43,400(145 BB) |
43,000(143 BB) | |
CY Chen Yixian | 42,000(140 BB) |
XL Xiang Li | 41,800(139 BB) |
KC Kong Chung Lam Allan | 41,300(138 BB) |
GZ Guodong Zhuo | 41,200(137 BB) |
YZ Ye Zhifan | 39,500(132 BB) |
AI Alessio Isaia | 39,200(131 BB) |
LS Lee Siyoung | 39,100(130 BB) |
MF Maxim Fana | 38,400(128 BB) |
36,200(121 BB) | |
MC Miao Chenxiang | 33,500(112 BB) |
QX Qiang Xu | 33,500(112 BB) |
Zhang Wins Without Showdown

With three players seeing a board of 5♦ ah 8♥ and 7,900 in the middle Yongbin Wang checked in the small blind. Yifan Zhang bet 6,000 from early position, Lei Li folded from the hijack and Wang folded.
Player | Chips |
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LL Li Lei | 41,200(206 BB) |
YZ Yifan Zhang | 39,600(198 BB) |
YW Yongbin Wang | 15,000(75 BB) |