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Tan Hai Shien

Day 2

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9/23/2023, 7:47:00 PM

Shah Chirag cracks aces

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Getting it all-in preflop, Tan Hai Shien was way ahead with the best hand in poker A♣ A♦ against Shah Chirag’s Q♣ Q♥ for a pot of 780,000. The board Q♠ 7♣ 8♦ 9♥ 2♣ however, crushed Tan’s dreams of a Main Event title as Shah’s set of queens claimed the win.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SC Shah Chirag	3,630,000(121 BB)	630,000
TH Tan Hai Shien	busted	-150,000

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9/23/2023, 7:19:00 PM

Tan Hai Shien chips down

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Tan Hai Shien defended his big blind against Shah Chirag’s open and saw a flop of A♦ T♦ 7♥ . Tan checked and Shah threw in a 1 BB bet, raised by Tan to 90,000 (3BB). Shah moves all-in for his opponent’s 150,000 behind and Tan snap folds.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SC Shah Chirag	2,650,000(88 BB)	700,000
TH Tan Hai Shien	150,000(5 BB)	-200,000

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9/23/2023, 7:09:00 PM

Tan Hai Shien surrenders

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Cut off Tan Hai Shien opened to 60,000 and was joined by big blind John Clyde Tan. Flop came J♣ A♠ T♠ , John checks, Hai bets 65,000 and calls a raise to 150,000. Turn 4♦ saw John move all-in for Hai’s remaining 350,000. Hai used up four of five time banks before folding, but showed A♦ T♦ for two pair.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
JC John Clyde Tan	4,000,000(133 BB)	2,750,000
TH Tan Hai Shien	350,000(12 BB)	-250,000

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9/23/2023, 6:41:00 PM

Tan Hai Shien snap folds the river

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Button Tan Hai Shien opened and called a raise to 130,000 from small blind Hsieh Hao An. Flop came J♣ T♥ 2♦ , checked by both players. Turn 7♥ saw Hsieh lead out for 80,000, called by Tan. River 3♥ merited another 200,000 bet from Hsieh to which Tan snap folded.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
HH Hsieh Hao An	1,900,000(76 BB)	600,000
TH Tan Hai Shien	600,000(24 BB)	-300,000

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9/23/2023, 6:08:00 PM

Tan Hai Shien pays off the nuts

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Tan Hai Shien defended his big blind against cut off Shah Chirag’s open to 45,000 and saw a flop of J♠ 9♠ 7♥ . Both players checked and headed on to turn T♠ . Tan check-called a 40,000 bet from Shah and saw A♦ fill up on the river. Tan again with another check-call for 90,000 quickly mucked after seeing Shah’s K♥ Q♠ for the nut straight.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
SC Shah Chirag	1,500,000(75 BB)	830,000
TH Tan Hai Shien	900,000(45 BB)	558,000

Day 1C

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9/22/2023, 8:52:00 PM

Great play by Tan Hai Shien

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Cut off Tan Hai Shien opened to 8,000 and was met with a three bet from button Christopher Pasion to 20,000. Tan clicked back to 50,000 to which Pasion completed. Both players checked the flop 4♠ 6♠ Q♦ and headed to the turn T♠ . Tan bet all-in for 111,000, Pasion with a call.

Tan K♦ K♣ Pasion J♦ T♣

Tan’s overpair takes the cake after the river 2♦ ran blank for Pasion’s five remaining outs.

Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
TH Tan Hai Shien	342,000(86 BB)	342,000
CP Christopher Pasion	105,000(26 BB)	25,000