
Day 1
Chen Dong Sent To The Rail

After just losing a massive pot with top pair against kings, Chen Dong jams his remaining 325,000 from the highjack holding J♥ 9♥ and big blind Stephen Chidwick calls with 6♠ 6♣ . The dealer keeps Chidwick sweating until the end, hitting the felt 3♠ 7♥ A♥ 7♦ 2♠ and eliminating bracelet winner Chen Dong in the process.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
SC Stephen Chidwick | 875,000(44 BB) |
CD Chen Dong | busted |
Huge Double Up For Zhao Hongjun

Getting to the action on 9♥ 6♥ 7♠ 5♥ with 215,000 in the middle, Chen Dong and Zhao Hongjun are both all-in with the latter being at risk for 625,000.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
CD Chen Dong | 9♦T♦ CO | 325,000(16 BB) |
ZH Zhao Hongjun | K♦K♠ BB | 1,465,000(73 BB) |
The river A♥ keeps Zhao Hongjun in the lead, scooping a massive pot.
Shi Xiao Chun Doubles Big With Better Kicker

Chen Dong gets us going with a 35,000 raise from the cutoff, Shi Xiao Chun pumps it to 90,000 from the button and Chen fills up to see the flop T♥ 9♦ 6♠ that gets checked to the turn K♦ . Shi leads with a delayed c-bet of 100,000 that gets check-called to the river 5♣ where Shi declares all-in for 270,000 with A♦ K♥ that sends Chen into the tank, who emerges with a call, losing a time bank and the pot with K♠ Q♠ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
XS Xiaochun Shi | 960,000(64 BB) |
CD Chen Dong | 955,000(64 BB) |
Chen Dong Keeps Chipping Up

Under the gun Johan Schultz-Pedersen gets us going with a 23,000 open, taking button Chen Dong to the flop K♥ 8♥ 2♠ where an 18,000 c-bet gets called for the turn 6♠ to hit the felt. Switching to a check, Pedersen folds when faced with Chen's 95,000 bet.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CD Chen Dong | 1,520,000(152 BB) |
JS Johan Schultz-Pedersen | 1,200,000(120 BB) |
Three Bracelets In One Heads Up

Picking up the action on 4♠ 4♣ J♣ 3♣ with 272,000 up for grabs, Chen Dong leads 85,000 from +1 and gets called by Chris Brewer in the hijack. The river K♦ has Chen bet small for 80,000 with K♠ K♣ , hoping to get raised, but Brewer just calls and mucks.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CD Chen Dong | 1,483,000(185 BB) |
CB Christopher Brewer | 710,000(89 BB) |
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
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YW Yeu Wei Hsiang | 887,000(148 BB) | 1 | 1 |
LX Luo Xixiang | 1,380,000(230 BB) | 1 | 4 |
OB Oliver Bithell | 87,000(15 BB) | 1 | 5 |
SO Stephen O'dwyer | 493,000(82 BB) | 1 | 6 |
IH Isaac Haxton | 390,000(65 BB) | 1 | 7 |
YL Yu Lei | 740,000(123 BB) | 1 | 8 |
CB Christopher Brewer | 1,084,000(181 BB) | 2 | 1 |
DF Dietrich Fast | 436,000(73 BB) | 2 | 2 |
DD Daniel Dvoress | 560,000(93 BB) | 2 | 4 |
ZQ Zhou Quan | 256,000(43 BB) | 2 | 5 |
TR Tony Ren Lin | 593,000(99 BB) | 2 | 6 |
CD Chen Dong | 1,094,000(182 BB) | 2 | 8 |
MC Miao Chenxiang | 357,000(60 BB) | 3 | 1 |
RK Rainer Kempe | 628,000(105 BB) | 3 | 2 |
CP Christopher Park (2) | 485,000(81 BB) | 3 | 3 |
JC Joseph Cheong | 477,000(80 BB) | 3 | 5 |
ZH Zhao Hongjun | 526,000(88 BB) | 3 | 6 |
SC Stephen Chidwick | 694,000(116 BB) | 3 | 7 |
MP Matthew Paul Belcher | 566,000(94 BB) | 3 | 8 |
PP Paulius Plausinaitis | 227,500(38 BB) | 4 | 1 |
JJ John Juanda | 133,500(22 BB) | 4 | 2 |
LW Lee Wai Kiat | 678,500(113 BB) | 4 | 4 |
QX Qiang Xu | 744,500(124 BB) | 4 | 5 |
TS Tobias Schwecht | 412,000(69 BB) | 4 | 6 |
JW Jamil Wakil | 771,000(129 BB) | 4 | 8 |
CL Calvin Lee | 410,500(68 BB) | 5 | 1 |
XS Xue Song | 375,000(63 BB) | 5 | 2 |
JS Johan Schultz-Pedersen | 682,000(114 BB) | 5 | 4 |
SC Stanley Choi | 252,000(42 BB) | 5 | 5 |
HH Henrik Hecklen | 430,000(72 BB) | 5 | 6 |
KI Kosei Ichinose | 562,000(94 BB) | 5 | 7 |
AO Aram Oganyan | 642,000(107 BB) | 5 | 8 |
Chen Dong Scoops Big Pot

Picking up the action on the flop 2♣ A♦ 4♣ and 30,000 in the middle, Chen Dong bets a big 25,000 and gets check-called by Zhou. The turn 7♦ has both players repeat their actions for 65,000 to complete the board 6♦ where Chen lays out another 112,500. Zhou goes in the tank, consumes a time bank before making the call, but bracelet winner Chen Dong flips over the winner A♠ 4♠ to scoop the pot.