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Day 1D
Song Sang Yoon leads Flight D qualifiers
Main Event - Flight D - Live Updates
Running a turbo format, the last flight on schedule took only five and a half hours of play before the 126 entry field dwindled down to 15% remaining. South Korea’s Song Sang Yoon leads Flight D’s 19-survivor pack with a 571,000 chip count to end the day. Also advancing through are previous PokerStars Main Event champions Jason Kyle Magbanua and William Ysmael.
Chip Counts
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 571,000(57 BB) | ||
| 381,000(38 BB) | 71,000 | |
| 309,000(31 BB) | 9,000 | |
| 304,000(30 BB) | -20,000 | |
| 286,000(29 BB) | 6,000 | |
| 237,000(24 BB) | 237,000 | |
| 219,000(22 BB) | 219,000 | |
| 204,000(20 BB) | 204,000 | |
| 190,000(19 BB) | 190,000 | |
| 155,000(16 BB) | 155,000 | |
| 154,000(15 BB) | 154,000 | |
| 154,000(15 BB) | 154,000 | |
| 146,000(15 BB) | 146,000 | |
| 95,000(10 BB) | 95,000 | |
| 89,000(9 BB) | 89,000 | |
| 84,000(8 BB) | 84,000 | |
| 84,000(8 BB) | 84,000 | |
| 78,000(8 BB) | 78,000 | |
| 35,000(4 BB) | 35,000 |
Alex Torre-Franca heads for the rails
With big blind Alex Torre-Franca already all-in, Rick Jason Ambata and Liu Zhiqiang limped in and checked the board J♥ 2♥ 3♣ Q♠ 4♦ down to the river.
Torre-Franca 6♦ 10x Ambata A♠ 8♦ Liu 6♣ 7♥
All missing to pair up, Ambata’s ace high is good for the win, knocking Torre-Franca out a two spots short of the money.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 280,000(28 BB) | -10,000 | |
| 180,000(18 BB) | 180,000 | |
busted |
Break Time!
22/126 players remain in the last qualifier for the Main Event with only 19 set to advance through to Day 2.
Top Chip Counts
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 420,000(42 BB) | 420,000 | |
| 324,000(32 BB) | 324,000 | |
| 310,000(31 BB) | 310,000 | |
| 300,000(30 BB) | 300,000 | |
| 290,000(29 BB) | 290,000 |
Day 1C
Pecho Rico ahead all the way
With 15,000 in the middle on flop 8♥ 9♣ Q♣ , Liu Zhiqiang was spotted check calling off for his 40,000 stack after Pecho Rico bet all-in.
Pecho K♠ Q♠ Liu 9♦ T♦
Ahead with top pair, Pecho sealed the win after the turn K♦ and river 6♥ completed the board, giving him two pair to eliminate Liu.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 105,000(88 BB) | 105,000 | |
busted | -19,100 |
Hernan Jaybee Villa claims pot with king high
Hernan Jaybee Villa defended his big blind vs cutoff Liu Zhiqiang’s 300 open and saw flop 6♠ 5♠ 2♥ . Liu continued for 600, check called by Villa. Turn 6♥ saw Liu gun for another 1,600 and shortly complete after Villa bumped it up to 3,900. River J♦ completed the board. Villa led for 6,100, Liu with a final call.
Villa shows K♣ Q♥ high and Liu mucks behind. Liu mentions that he thought the river was a queen and accidentally mucked pocket nines.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| 41,000(410 BB) | 41,000 | |
| 19,100(191 BB) | -266,900 |