
Day 1A
Joseph Kim Recovers

Fufu Fang gets us going for 3,000 in +1, cutoff Joseph Kim jams 16,500, button Zhenfang Huang calls for his last 9,000 and big blind Zhongmin Chen fills up before Fang gets out of the way.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
FF Fufu Fang | UTG+1 | 133,000(133 BB) |
JK Joseph Kim | K♣2♥ CO | 47,000(47 BB) |
ZH Zhenfang Huang | A♣7♥ D | busted |
ZC Zhongmin Chen | A♠9♦ BB | 104,500(105 BB) |
Behind, but with live cards, Kim outdraws his opposition on 4♣ T♥ 8♠ K♠ 8♦ and banks a triple up in the process.
Fufu Fang Flops Top Pair

Getting to the action on 5♠ Q♥ 2♦ and 27,000 in the middle, big blind Jun Liu leads 6,000, Fufu Fang calls from UTG and cutoff Zhenfang Huang gets out of the way for the T♣ turn to drop. Liu bets another 11,500 and snaps for a total of 23,000 after Fang put him all-in.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
FF Fufu Fang | Q♦J♠ UTG | 113,000(113 BB) |
ZH Zhenfang Huang | CO | 21,500(22 BB) |
JL Jun Liu (2) | J♥9♥ BB | busted |
None of Liu's outs show up on the A♦ river and Fang shoots up the leaderboard.
Table 21 With Zhongmin Chen In Control
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
JK Joseph Kim | 75,800(95 BB) | 21 | 1 |
ZH Zhenfang Huang | 49,700(62 BB) | 21 | 2 |
JC Jun Chen (4) | 62,400(78 BB) | 21 | 3 |
ZC Zhongmin Chen | 110,200(138 BB) | 21 | 4 |
FF Fufu Fang | 33,800(42 BB) | 21 | 7 |
YL Yulin Li | 73,500(92 BB) | 21 | 8 |
Zhenfang Huang Out With Top Two

First to act Huang Ji lays out 1,200 and big blind Zhenfang Huang defends to see the 5♦ 2♣ 7♦ flop where Ji c-bets 1,300, three-bet 12,800 and snaps after Huang turns his 5,000 raise into a 31,300 jam.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
JH Ji Huang | 6♦9♦ UTG | 131,400(219 BB) |
ZH Zhenfang Huang | 5♣7♠ BB | busted |
Digging for 12 outs, Ji finds one on 4♠ and A♦ for a flush worth the overall chip lead right now.