Red Dragon Championship (2,000,000 KRW)

Xiao Liu opened utg+1 and faced a 33,000 three bet from Xiaobin Gu on the small blind. Liu answered with another raise to 78,000, called by Gu. Action on flop 6♣ A♣ 2♥ checked round to turn J♠ , where Gu led 35,000. Liu put in the call, and went on to barrel all-in for 65,000 on river 6♦ . Gu tanked and eventually paid the price with T♥ T♦ , only to shoot down as Liu revealed boat A♦ A♠ .

An all-in preflop situation ensued at Table #33 with Zhiyi Wang at risk for his last 47,500 against Xiao Liu. Board 6♣ 9♦ 5♣ 4♠ 4♦ ran safe for Wang, earning him a nice boost to 50 BB.

Xiao Liu opened to 1,200 utg and was met with a 3,500 three bet from William Li behind. Liu answered with a fourbet to 9,200, called by Li. On board 9♥ A♣ 4♠ 2♥ K♥ , Liu set up a trap and check called all three streets - 4,500, 12,000 and a final all-in for 31,000 from Li. Liu revealed top set A♦ A♠ , crushing Li's T♦ T♣ entirely.