
Day 1A
Surprise River After Five-Way Flop

Peng Zhou gets the ball rolling for 4,000 from +2 and takes four players to the 9♥ T♦ 4♦ pitch where his 16,500 c-bet gets called by hijack Jun Chen and cutoff Zhongmin Chen jams for 25,000. Two players fold before Zhou and Jun Chen fill up to see the 9♣ turn where Zhou declares all-in for 21,500 and Jun Chen snaps.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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PZ Peng Zhou | J♦T♣ MP | 92,000(46 BB) |
JC Jun Chen (4) | K♦5♦ HJ | 94,000(47 BB) |
ZC Zhongmin Chen | T♠9♠ CO | 49,000(25 BB) |
The river T♥ makes Zhongming Chen visibly disgusted before getting his half of the pot.
Top Stacks Going Into Level 10
Player | Chips |
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JO Jonty Obrien | 273,000(182 BB) |
DW Difei Wu | 252,000(168 BB) |
YP Yang Pan | 248,000(165 BB) |
ZW Zuyou Wang | 232,000(155 BB) |
SB Shuang Bao | 224,500(150 BB) |
YM Yi Ma | 206,000(137 BB) |
JH Ji Huang | 183,000(122 BB) |
KW Ke Wang (2) | 172,000(115 BB) |
BG Biao Guo | 171,000(114 BB) |
TH Tae Hoon Han | 163,000(109 BB) |
XZ Xiaoyi Zhu | 153,000(102 BB) |
HM Hui Ma | 148,500(99 BB) |
DL Dong Liang | 148,000(99 BB) |
FF Fufu Fang | 147,000(98 BB) |
JL Jun Li (3) | 147,000(98 BB) |
HD Honghao Du | 138,000(92 BB) |
YY Yi Ye | 137,000(91 BB) |
YC Yifan Cao | 130,500(87 BB) |
TQ Trung Quan Nguyen | 129,000(86 BB) |
JX Jing Xu | 128,000(85 BB) |
ZD Zihao Deng | 125,000(83 BB) |
JR Junqi Ren | 124,000(83 BB) |
ZY Zhihui Yin | 124,000(83 BB) |
NW Naibing Wu | 123,000(82 BB) |
GL Gangling Li | 123,000(82 BB) |
CY Chung Yin Ho | 122,000(81 BB) |
ML Mengqing Lou | 122,000(81 BB) |
YL Yaoping Liu | 121,000(81 BB) |
XF Xiaoming Fan | 119,000(79 BB) |
XZ Xueying Zhao | 118,000(79 BB) |
GL Guangjie Luo | 114,000(76 BB) |
JC Jun Chen (4) | 104,000(69 BB) |
YL Yuhang Liu | 101,000(67 BB) |
ZC Zhongmin Chen | 101,000(67 BB) |
LH Lai Hsuan Yu | 93,000(62 BB) |
ZC Zhihao Chen | 90,000(60 BB) |
HF Haiwei Fang | 85,000(57 BB) |
JK Joseph Kim | 85,000(57 BB) |
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 |
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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.
Clock Called On Zhongmin Cheng

Another 30,500 pot is already at the 6♣ T♠ 8♥ 2♠ when we get there and big blind Yulin Li puts 16,000 in front with button Zhongmin Chen filling up to see the 4♦ complete the board. Li jams 39,000, Chen goes deep in the tank, Joseph Kim calls time and Chen ends up throwing it away.
Player | Chips |
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YL Yulin Li | 101,500(102 BB) |
ZC Zhongmin Chen | 73,000(73 BB) |
Table 21 With Zhongmin Chen In Control
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
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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 |
Table 21 Update
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
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XJ Xin Jin (5) | 42,300(85 BB) | 21 | 2 |
JC Jun Chen (4) | 39,400(79 BB) | 21 | 3 |
ZC Zhongmin Chen | 95,500(191 BB) | 21 | 4 |
JX Ju Xu | 51,300(103 BB) | 21 | 5 |
XL Xiao Liu | 36,600(73 BB) | 21 | 6 |
FF Fufu Fang | 59,300(119 BB) | 21 | 7 |
YL Yulin Li | 44,700(89 BB) | 21 | 8 |
Top Stacks Going Into Level 4
Player | Chips |
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ZC Zhongmin Chen | 95,500(239 BB) |
XC Xingyu Chen | 94,600(237 BB) |
KW Ke Wang (2) | 86,200(216 BB) |
JX Jing Xu | 83,200(208 BB) |
ZY Zhihui Yin | 74,900(187 BB) |
LL Lei Li | 74,700(187 BB) |
NW Naibing Wu | 74,400(186 BB) |
YW Yongbin Wang | 69,500(174 BB) |
HM Hui Ma | 68,900(172 BB) |
LX Long Xiang | 66,300(166 BB) |
JF Jinsui Fan | 64,200(161 BB) |
WH Wang Heng | 63,100(158 BB) |
FF Fufu Fang | 59,300(148 BB) |
BJ Bofan Jiang | 55,200(138 BB) |
HQ Haisheng Qiu | 55,000(138 BB) |
GL Gangling Li | 54,700(137 BB) |
BL Bo Liu | 54,600(137 BB) |
FW Fengjiao Wang | 53,500(134 BB) |
YC Yingjie Chen | 53,400(134 BB) |
JL Jing Li | 52,000(130 BB) |
JX Ju Xu | 51,300(128 BB) |
MP Muzhi Peng | 44,300(111 BB) |
Zhongmin Chen On Fire

Cutoff Jinlin Shi opens 700, Zhongmin Chen flats from the button and small blind Ju Xu three-bets to 3,200 followed by a call from Shi before Chen forks out 12,000. Xu gets out of the way, Shi declares all-in for 34,200 and Chen fills up once more.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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SJ Shi Jinlin | 5♥5♠ CO | busted |
ZC Zhongmin Chen | A♥J♦ D | 100,400(335 BB) |
JX Ju Xu | SB | 52,800(176 BB) |
Ace-jack is good for Chen again on 9♠ 6♦ J♠ J♥ 4♠ , knocking out Shi and jumping into the overall lead.
Zhengwen Zhang Is Ready For A Gamble
An 800 open and two calls in front, small blind Zhongmin Chen opts for a 3,200 squeeze, initial raiser Zhengwen Zhang jams 25,200 and only Chen fills up after spending some time in the tank.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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ZZ Zhengwen Zhang | A♦5♣ UTG | busted |
XJ Xin Jin (5) | CO | 42,300(141 BB) |
SJ Shi Jinlin | D | 34,200(114 BB) |
ZC Zhongmin Chen | A♣J♣ SB | 62,400(208 BB) |