Day 2
Karen Talamayan eliminated on a flip

The day's entering chip leader Karen Talamayan ended her Main Event run at the hands of Wang Kuan Wei. All in preflop.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
3♣3♦ | busted | |
A♥J♣ | 910,000(36 BB) |
Big river raise by Wang Kuan Wei

Three players in on a raised pot preflop proceed to check to the turn board 3♦ 4♥ 3♦ 8♣ . Initial raiser Alvir Inocentes bets 25,000 and both opponents call. On the river T♠ , Inocentes sends out another 55,000, Wang Kuan Wei raises 150,000, button folds, Inocentes calls then mucks.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
1,100,000(55 BB) | |
AI Alvir Inocentes | 355,000(18 BB) |
Karen Talamayan brought down to earth

Karen Talamayan has just been sent down from her high tower by Wang Kuan Wei. Hand opens with Wang raising 25,000 from utg that's called by Talamayan on utg+2. Talamayan bets 25,000 on the flop 3♥ 9♦ 2♦ , and is called. She fires another 50,000 on the turn 3♣ then calls Wang's 100,000 check-raise. Wang goes all in on the river 3♠ for 160,000, Talamayan calls .
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
9♠7♠ | 820,000(68 BB) | |
J♥J♣ | 660,000(55 BB) |
Another pair of aces gets full pay

From utg, Tetsuya Tsujisaka raises 12,000, two players call, big blind Wang Kuan Wei shoves, only Tsujisaka calls.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
TT Tetsuya Tsujisaka | J♣6♣ | 400,000(80 BB) |
A♠A♦ | 200,000(40 BB) |