
Three-way to the flop of 5♥ J♦ 8♥ with 4,000 in the pot and Chin Kiat Dester Chua checked from the small blind to Seng Teik Lee in the big blind, who bet out for 2,000. Hao Ling made the call from the hijack, as did Chua.
On the Kâ™ turn Chua checked again to Lee, who fired a second barrel of 5,000. Ling folded and Chua called.
The action went check, check on the 4♠river and Chua tabled Q♥ J♠for second pair, which was good for the pot when Lee mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
ST Seng Teik Lee | 41,200(41 BB) | 19,200 |
CK Chin Kiat Dester Chua | 38,400(38 BB) | 8,400 |
HL Hao Ling | 28,400(28 BB) | -17,600 |

Heads-up on a flop of 2♦ T♥ 2♠with about 15,000 already in the middle, Choon Yap Fam had a bet of 5,000 in front of him on the button and Zhou moved for approximately 25,000 total from early position.
Fam used up a time extension contemplating his decision, but eventually decided to stick in a call to put Zhou at risk.
Eugene Zhou: Aâ™ Tâ™
Choon Yap Fam: J♣ J♦
Fam had Zhou on the ropes with his jacks against Zhou's ten, and the 2♥ turn kept Fam in front.
However, the T♣ peeled off on the river - giving the current leader in the Dream Player of the Year race a full house to award him the double up in dramatic fashion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
YE Yujian Eugene Zhou | 66,000(83 BB) | 36,000 |
CY Choon Yap Fam | 21,000(26 BB) | -9,000 |
David Yuan Jan Wang limped from the cutoff and Chee Hoong Yeoh raised to 2,000 from the small blind. Action came back to Wang, who made the call.
The action went check, check on the K♠A♦ 7♦ flop for the players to see the T♥ roll off on the turn.
Yeoh checked to Wang, who bet out for 3,400. Yeoh called and the dealer flipped over the 3♦ as the river.
Yeoh checked it over to Wang once more, who fired out a river bet of 6,000. Yeoh went into the tank and used one time bank before he released his hand to send the pot to Wang with no showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
DY David Yuan Jan Wang | 42,300(53 BB) | 12,300 |
CH Chee Hoong Yeoh | 24,600(31 BB) | -5,400 |

Fergus See Siang Lim opened to 1,600 on the button and was called by Ho Sing Tam in the small blind.
Tam check-called a 1,200 bet from Lim on the T♠6♦ 6♠flop and a 2,200 bet from Lim on the 3♣ turn, but check-folded after Lim bet enough to put him all in for 8,000 on the 5♦ river.
Day 1/K is proving to be the largest flight by a large margin, with 252 entrants so far and climbing steadily. Late registration will remain open until the start of Level 11 (~8:34 p.m.)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
FS Fergus See Siang Lim | 68,000(85 BB) | 38,000 |
HS Ho Sing Tam | 8,000(10 BB) | -22,000 |
Batyr Hajyyev opened to 1,200 first to act and was called by Ken Thoo and Linghan Yu from behind. Huanghua Li then squeezed to 6,000, which got a fold from Hajyyev and a call from Thoo.
Yu reached for more chips and back-raised to 16,000, prompting Li to move all in. Thoo got out of the way and Yu called for 33,400 total.
Linghan Yu: A♥ Aâ™
Huanghua Li: T♠T♦
Li was in trouble against Yu's trickily played pair of aces, and the 9♠Q♠6♣ 9♦ 2♠runout kept her ahead for a large double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LY Linghan Yu | 69,000(115 BB) | 39,000 |
BH Batyr Hajyyev | 35,000(58 BB) | 26,000 |
HL Huanghua Li | 29,000(48 BB) | -1,000 |
MK Ming Ken Thoo | 20,000(33 BB) | -10,000 |

Heads-up on a flop of 9♣ Q♦ 4♣ with about 4,000 in the middle, Xin Ann Lim moved all in from the big blind for his last 3,400 and was called by Michelle Ng in the cutoff to be put at risk.
Xin Ann Lim: K♣ 5♣
Michelle Ng: Q♥ Jâ™
It was a nearly-even matchup between Ng's top pair and Lim's flush draw with an overcard, but the J♥ 7♥ runout left Ng best with two pair and Lim was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
HF Hui Fen Michelle Ng | 39,000(65 BB) | 9,000 |
XA Xin Ann Lim | busted | -30,000 |

| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
S Steven | 165,000(275 BB) | 115,000 |
MT Minh Tai Ha | 135,000(225 BB) | 105,000 |
RB Rahat Babayev | 110,000(183 BB) | 32,000 |
WW Wengang Wang | 85,000(142 BB) | 55,000 |
VS Vikaash Shah | 80,000(133 BB) | 50,000 |
LZ Lum Ziying Jonathan | 75,000(125 BB) | 58,500 |
QY Qi Yuan Xu | 66,000(110 BB) | 36,000 |
JY Jacob Yong | 57,000(95 BB) | 27,000 |
XX Xiao Xun Wong | 50,000(83 BB) | 20,000 |
YY Yang Yi Ang | 38,000(63 BB) | 8,000 |
SC Siarhei Chudapal | 37,000(62 BB) | 7,000 |
BS Boon Siong Lim | 36,000(60 BB) | 3,000 |
RH Ronald Haverkamp | 35,000(58 BB) | 5,000 |
Chengcai Pan opened to 1,300 from the hijack and Min Fei Wong defended his big blind.
Wong check-called a 1,500 bet from Pan on the 8♥ 5♥ Q♦ flop, but then check-raised to 8,300 facing a 3,300 bet from Pan on the K♦ turn.
Pan went deep into the tank, burning up a few time extensions before eventually letting his hand go and saving his last 11,000 behind.
The field continues to climb, with 206 entrants now as the second break of the day approaches. Of those, 158 are still in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
MF Ming Fei Wong | 60,000(120 BB) | 30,000 |
CP Chengcai Pan | 11,000(22 BB) | -19,000 |

Joel Loy opened to 1,000 from under the gun and was called by Taotao Sun in the big blind.
Sun immediately moved all in for 6,300 on the 2♦ 7♣ Q♦ flop and Loy called to put him at risk.
Taotao Sun: Q♣ 2♥
Joel Loy: A♣ Qâ™
Sun had flopped two pair against Loy's top pair, and the 5♥ T♠runout kept Sun in front to double his short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JL Joel Loy | 100,000(200 BB) | 70,000 |
TS Taotao Sun | 15,000(30 BB) | -10,000 |
Seng Teik Lee opened to 900 from the cutoff and was called by Ivan Ong on the button, Jiaji Lu in the small blind, and Huan Bin Chang in the big blind for a four-way pot.
Everyone checked on the 2♣ 4♠6♥ flop and 6♣ turn, but Chang bet 1,500 after being checked to on the 3♦ river.
Lee and Ong got out of the way, but Lu looked up Chang, who could only show J♦ 9♦.
Lu revealed K♥ 4♥ for sixes and fours and was sent the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JL Jiaji Lu | 47,000(118 BB) | 17,000 |
TC Teck Choon Ivan Ong | 35,000(88 BB) | 5,000 |
HB Huan Bin Chang | 29,000(73 BB) | -1,000 |
ST Seng Teik Lee | 22,000(55 BB) | -8,000 |

Shankui Li opened to 800 from early position and found one caller in Steven from the big blind for a heads-up pot.
Steven led out for 1,000 on the K♣ 7♠3♦ flop and Li called.
The 5♣ fell on the turn and Steven sized up for a bet of 3,500. Li again called.
Both players checked on the A♠river and Steven turned over K♥ 5♠for kings-up.
Li sent his cards into the muck upon seeing it and Steven added to his stack.
Steven, who placed ninth the Super High Roller event last night, is off to a good start with about 50,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
S Steven | 50,000(125 BB) | 20,000 |
SL Shankui Li | 22,000(55 BB) | -8,000 |

Abhinav Nataraj Iyer raised to 700 from the hijack and was called by Teck Hooi Dato Sri How in the cutoff and Rahat Babayev on the button. Cheng Wu then squeezed to 3,700 from the small blind, which was met with a shove for 31,000 from Iyer.
Everyone folded in turn and Iyer collected the nice pot without resistance.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
RB Rahat Babayev | 78,000(260 BB) | 48,000 |
TH Teck Hooi Dato Sri How | 38,000(127 BB) | 8,000 |
AN Abhinav Nataraj | 36,000(120 BB) | 6,000 |
CW Cheng Wu | 26,000(87 BB) | -4,000 |
Baryr Hajyyev opened to 600 from the hijack and was called by Wen Hong Lionel Loh in the cutoff and Taotao Sun in the big blind.
Everyone checked on the 9♣ 2♥ 8♠flop and it was checked again to Bajyyev, who bet 1,100 on the 4♥ turn. Both Loh and Sun called.
Bajyyev sized up for a bet of 5,500 after being checked to on the T♣ river and Loh made a triangle with his hands before moving his last 8,900 into the middle. Sun folded and Bjyyev shrugged before tossing in a call.
Loh revealed Q♣ J♥ for the nut straight and Bajyyev showed he held J♦ 7♦ for a lower straight - awarding the double up to Loh and leaving Bajyyev with just 9,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
TS Taotao Sun | 25,000(83 BB) | -5,000 |
WH Wen Hong Lionel Loh | 23,500(78 BB) | -6,500 |
BH Batyr Hajyyev | 9,000(30 BB) | -21,000 |
Hao Ling raised to 700 from the cutoff and was called by Jonathan Lum in the small blind and Jian Han Lau in the big blind.
Action checked to Ling, who continued for 1,100 on the A♠K♦ 5♦ flop. Both Lum and Lau called.
The Qâ™ fell on the turn and it was again checked to Ling. This time he sized up for a bet of 5,100, which got a fold from Lum and a call from Lau.
Lau checked a final time on the 4♦ river and Ling moved all in, which was enough to put Lau all in for his last 11,000. Lau tanked a bit before folding and Ling was awarded the pot just before break.
The field is now up to 103 entrants. Of those, 89 remain in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
HL Hao Ling | 46,000(153 BB) | 16,000 |
LZ Lum Ziying Jonathan | 16,500(55 BB) | -13,500 |
JH Jian Han Lau | 11,000(37 BB) | -19,000 |
Heads-up on a flop of 7♦ 7♣ T♣, Artem Kuznetkov was already all in for his last few thousand in chips from the cutoff against Maksym Ryzhko, who had Kuznetkov covered from under the gun.
Artem Kuznetsov: 5♣ 5♦
Maksym Ryzhko: K♣ K♥
Kuznetsov was crushed by Ryzhko's Cowboys, and neither the 3♥ turn nor A♥ river could bail him out, awarding the knockout to Ryzhko.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
MR Maksym Ryzhko | 55,000(183 BB) | 25,000 |
AK Artem Kuznetsov | busted | -30,000 |

Jun Yan opened to 500 from the cutoff and was called by Lee Meng Lee in the small blind and Neng Rong Tan in the big blind.
Everyone checked on the 8♥ 6♥ 7♣ flop, but then Tan led out for 600 after being checked to on the Q♣ turn. Both Yan and Lee called.
The 6♦ filled out the board and it was again checked to Tan, who sized up for a bet of 2,300. This time both of his opponents folded, awarding him the pot without a showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JY Jun Yang (2) | 36,000(180 BB) | 6,000 |
NR Neng Rong Tan | 33,000(165 BB) | 3,000 |
KM Kong Meng Lee | 30,000(150 BB) |
Heads-up on a board of T♣ Q♦ 7♠2♦ with over 10,000 already in the middle, Sheldon James Ingham had a bet in front of him from the small blind and Roman Ulanov raised enough to put Ingham all in for a bit over 20,000 total from middle position. Ingham called all in and hands were revealed.
Sheldon James Ingham: K♣ Kâ™
Roman Ulanov: Q♣ Qâ™
"I knew it," Ingham said after seeing Ulanov had flopped a set with his queens.
Ingham was looking for a king only, but no miracle came on the 2♦ river - eliminating Ingham on Level 2 and boosting Ulanov's stack to approximately 75,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
RU Roman Ulanov | 75,000(375 BB) | 40,000 |
S Sheldon | busted | -30,000 |

Chuyi Zhang raised to 300 first to act and was called by Sok Pinard Pol in the small blind and Bransom Lim in the big blind for a three-way pot.
Action checked through on the 8♦ Q♦ 7♠flop and then Pol led out for 600 on the 9♥ turn. Both Lim and Zhang called.
Pol sized up for a bet of 2,500 on the J♣ river, which got a fold from Lim and a call from Zhang.
Pol showed T♣ 3♣ for a straight and Zhang tabled A♥ T♥ for the same straight, sending half the pot to each.
The field is now up to 44 entrants, with still only one elimination thus far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
BS Boon Siong Lim | 33,000(330 BB) | 3,000 |
PP Pinard Pol Sok | 21,000(210 BB) | -8,000 |
CZ Chuyi Zhang | 16,000(160 BB) | -14,000 |

Three ways on a flop of A♣ J♦ A♥, Dong Chang Ong checked from the small blind and Rolman Ulanov bet 400 from the big blind. Sok Pinard Pol folded from the button and Ong called.
Ong checked again on the T♦ turn and Ulanov barreled 800 into the middle. Ong again called.
The 3♦ completed the board and Ong check-called a hefty 3,000 bet from Ulanov, who tabled T♥ T♠for a turned full house.
Ong rapped the table and sent his cards into the muck - sending a nice pot Ulanov's way.
At the other table, Barry Tay eliminated Kim Wah Chiu to double his stack and claim the first knockout of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
BT Barry Tay | 60,000(600 BB) | 30,000 |
RU Roman Ulanov | 35,000(350 BB) | 5,000 |
PP Pinard Pol Sok | 29,000(290 BB) | -1,000 |
DC Dong Chang Ong | 26,000(260 BB) | -4,000 |
KW Kim Wah Chiu | busted | -30,000 |
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
PA Piya Adam | 30,000(300 BB) |
KW Kim Wah Chiu | 30,000(300 BB) |
ZE Zheng Eu Cliff Chong | 30,000(300 BB) |
SD Suryanto Dedy | 30,000(300 BB) |
S Sheldon | 30,000(300 BB) |
LZ Lum Ziying Jonathan | 30,000(300 BB) |
AK Artem Kuznetsov | 30,000(300 BB) |
JH Jian Han Lau | 30,000(300 BB) |
HL Huanghua Li | 30,000(300 BB) |
BS Boon Siong Lim | 30,000(300 BB) |
JL Jiaji Lu | 30,000(300 BB) |
MI Mohamed Illyas Hashim | 30,000(300 BB) |
PP Pinard Pol Sok | 30,000(300 BB) |
MR Maksym Ryzhko | 30,000(300 BB) |
YB Yee Boon Saw | 30,000(300 BB) |
S Steven | 30,000(300 BB) |
NR Neng Rong Tan | 30,000(300 BB) |
BT Barry Tay | 30,000(300 BB) |
RU Roman Ulanov | 30,000(300 BB) |
WW Wengang Wang | 30,000(300 BB) |
CH Chee Hoong Yeoh | 30,000(300 BB) |
ZC Zhe Coco Zeng | 30,000(300 BB) |
CZ Chuyi Zhang | 30,000(300 BB) |

With four days of opening flights already played to completion, today marks the final opportunity for players to secure a seat in Event #34: Main Event (MYR 4M GTD). The biggest turnout of the series is expected, with Day 1/K set to kick off at 12 p.m. local time.
Yesterday saw 35 more players lock up seats into Day 2, including the first Dream Bonus qualifier, Shuang Li. After already bagging through Day 1/B, Li returned for Day 1/F and improved his position dramatically, ending the flight with 516,000 chips to take over the overall lead. The first player to qualify for the Dream Bonus, Li has secured a guaranteed MYR 10,000 (~USD 2,500) bonus, plus an additional multiplier based on his chip stack. A total of 67 players have now advanced to Day 2.

Day 1/K features an MYR 4,800 buy-in (~USD 1,200) and begins at 100/100 blinds with a 100 big-blind ante. Levels will last 40 minutes each, with 15-minute breaks after every three levels for the first two breaks, then after every two levels. There is a scheduled 50-minute dinner break after the completion of level 10 at approximately 7:20 p.m.
Three additional flights will also be available later on, with Day 1/L beginning at 4 p.m., turbo flight Day 1/M starting at 8 p.m., and the hyper-turbo Day 1/N getting underway at 10 p.m. Here's an overview of the remaining Main Event schedule:

All of the survivors across all starting flights will return on Sunday, August 2 at noon to play down to the final 16. The Day 3 finale will get underway on Monday, August 3 at noon, with the remaining contenders battling it out for the Main Event title.
Today marks the last chance for participants to qualify for the Dream Bonus. Any player who bags a second time will automatically receive a MYR 10,000 (~USD 2,500) bonus, along with a multiplier based on the number of chips secured. Bagging a third time or more increases the bonus to MYR 20,000 (~USD 5,000), with an even larger multiplier applied. Players who qualify multiple times will only carry their largest stack forward to Day 2, while all additional stacks will be removed from play.
With the largest fields of the series expected to take their seats today, Day 1/K promises to deliver plenty of action as a final wave of players punch their ticket into Day 2. For continuing coverage from the floor, be sure to follow the Poker Dream live reporting page.