James LeeJames Lee opened on the hijack and and called a 20,000 three bet from Ryan Tan a seat after.
On board A♠ 5♥ 6♥ 3♦ , Lee check called two streets - 11,000 and 26,000 from his opponent, and went on to lead 62,000 on river Q♦ . Tan went for the rest, leaving Lee to flick in his remaining 16,000.
Tan revealed top set A♥ A♣ , crushing Lee's two pair A♦ Q♠ all the way to send him off in brutal fashion.
Only four more eliminations are left on the table with 20 players out of the 24 remaining guaranteed a spot into the Day 2 Final games.
Chip Count Update
| Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
MT Mike Takayama ![Philippines [PHL]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ph.svg "Philippines [PHL]"){kind=small} Philippines | 208,000(69 BB) | 25 | 1 |
MS Masataka Setoguchi ![Japan [JPN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/jp.svg "Japan [JPN]"){kind=small} Japan | 117,000(39 BB) | 25 | 2 |
BW Barry Wong Tsun Hin ![Hong Kong [HKG]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/hk.svg "Hong Kong [HKG]"){kind=small} Hong Kong | 38,000(13 BB) | 25 | 3 |
TK Tan Kean Wei ![Malaysia [MYS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/my.svg "Malaysia [MYS]"){kind=small} Malaysia | 91,000(30 BB) | 25 | 4 |
| 315,500(105 BB) | 25 | 5 | |
YM Yukinari Mera Japan | 68,000(23 BB) | 25 | 6 |
IH In Ho Song ![South Korea [KOR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/kr.svg "South Korea [KOR]"){kind=small} South Korea | 108,000(36 BB) | 25 | 7 |
PZ Paul Zehetleitner ![Austria [AUT]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/at.svg "Austria [AUT]"){kind=small} Austria | 168,000(56 BB) | 25 | 8 |
FV Felix Von Rahden ![Germany [DEU]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/de.svg "Germany [DEU]"){kind=small} Germany | 55,000(18 BB) | 26 | 1 |
JL James Lee ![United States of America [USA]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/us.svg "United States of America [USA]"){kind=small} United States of America | 176,000(59 BB) | 26 | 2 |
RG Ryan Gebow United States of America | 270,000(90 BB) | 26 | 3 |
UD Uday Duggal ![Singapore [SGP]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/sg.svg "Singapore [SGP]"){kind=small} Singapore | 122,000(41 BB) | 26 | 4 |
WY Waki Yasuhiro Japan | 133,500(45 BB) | 26 | 5 |
YN Yashiro Naoki Japan | 161,500(54 BB) | 26 | 6 |
JP Jerico Padilla Philippines | 438,000(146 BB) | 26 | 7 |
RG Renniel Galvez Philippines | 149,000(50 BB) | 26 | 8 |
RB Rachel Bellard ![Canada [CAN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ca.svg "Canada [CAN]"){kind=small} Canada | 121,500(41 BB) | 27 | 1 |
EG Edilberto Gopez Philippines | 97,000(32 BB) | 27 | 2 |
KO Kosei Oguri Japan | 131,000(44 BB) | 27 | 3 |
SS Shota Sekigawa Japan | 63,500(21 BB) | 27 | 4 |
| 103,000(34 BB) | 27 | 5 | |
JZ Jayden Zalac ![Australia [AUS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/au.svg "Australia [AUS]"){kind=small} Australia | 22,000(7 BB) | 27 | 6 |
EA Edgar Asehan Philippines | 231,000(77 BB) | 27 | 7 |
WY William Ysmael Philippines | 490,000(163 BB) | 27 | 8 |
James Lee fired a 15,000 three bet on the small blind against a button open and was met with another raise to 40,000 from Ryan Tan right behind. Initial raiser folded while Lee answered with an all-in for his entire 127,500. Tan surrendered, unwilling to risk a third of his stack.
