
Day 1H
Double Up For Defending Champ Kong Qingtao
Kong Qingtao opens 2,500 from under the gun +1 and finds opposition in big blind Wu Chao who wants 6,500 to continue. Kong obliges and the dealer reveals the flop K♥ 9♣ A♥ . Wu Chao leads 10,000, Kong Qingtao jams 18,100 with a flush draw 6♥ 5♥ and quickly gets called by Wu Chao with top pair A♦ Q♣ . The turn K♠ has hopes running thinner for Kong, but the river 4♥ grants him the flush, keeping his chances of back to back titles alive.
Player | Chips |
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KQ Kong Qingtao | 51,000(43 BB) |
CW Chao Wu (2) | 41,300(34 BB) |
Five-way-jam Pre

Under the gun Ng Yi Wen Nicholas Michael jams 30,000, Yu Xiangyu calls from +1, Wu Chao calls 17,700 all-in from the cutoff, Guo Weidong does the same for 24,000 and Yu Xiaotong joins the party with 13,300.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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NY Ng Yi Wen Nicholas Michael | 7♣T♠ | busted |
XY Xiaotong Yu | Q♠6♦ | 117,000(117 BB) |
GW Guo Weidong | 2♥2♠ | 19,800(20 BB) |
CW Chao Wu (2) | A♦K♠ | 86,100(86 BB) |
YX Yu Xiangyu | 7♦9♠ | busted |
Qin Yi Chips Up

With 7,400 in the middle and the board showing 9♠ A♥ 2♦ big blind Qin Yi leads 1,800 and takes cutoff Wo Chao to the turn K♣ where another 6,000 lead takes it down for Qin.
Player | Chips |
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YQ Yi Qin | 36,900(74 BB) |
CW Chao Wu (2) | 18,000(36 BB) |
Limp For Four

Wu Chao starts a limp train from under the gun and takes three players to the flop A♦ 8♣ J♥ where the button has a stab at it for 700, gets check called by Wu and Qin Yi in the small blind for the turn 2♥ to be revealed that gets checked to the river 8♠ where Qin Yi slides 3,600 over the line with a missed gut shot 7♣ T♥ and gets found out by Wo Chao's trips 8♥ 9♥ .
Player | Chips |
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CW Chao Wu (2) | 38,300(192 BB) |
YQ Yi Qin | 22,000(110 BB) |