Day 1C
EZ Eliminated on the Bubble by Tsukasa Endo
Japan's EZ Bubbled Day 1cDuring the pre bubble period, EZ had dropped to a shorter stack and jammed the button for around 15 big blinds, which fellow Japanese player Tsukasa Endo called.
The dominated ace trailed on the J♦ 9♥ 3♦ flop and 7♠ turn, but the 4♣ river let the bubble burst in just the second hand in cruel fashion.
And there is another bubble happening now as the turbo heat has five players remaining. Chip counts will be provided later once all chips are bagged for the night.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
E EZ ![Japan [JPN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/jp.svg "Japan [JPN]"){kind=small} Japan | A♠Q♥ D | busted |
TE Tsukasa Endo Japan | A♦4♥ BB | 295,000(74 BB) |
Cheolwon Park Doubles Through EZ
Down to the last 21,000 in the hijack, Cheolwon Park finds a king to shove and EZ calls with ace-jack in the small blind. The live cards get there on the K♦ Q♠ 9♣ Q♣ 8♦ board as Park survives.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
CP Cheolwon Park ![Korea (Republic of) [KOR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/kr.svg "Korea (Republic of) [KOR]"){kind=small} Korea (Republic of) | K♠7♦ HJ | 50,000(13 BB) |
E EZ Japan | A♣J♠ SB | 155,000(39 BB) |
Longhao Shen Leads the Way En Route to the Bubble
Longhao Shen has been taking over control of table seven by gaining a lot of smaller pots, the latest of which came against Won Beom Seo. On the Q♥ J♣ 2♣ 9♠ 4♦ river, Seo checked and reluctantly folded when Shen bet 20,000.
Shen raised it up the next hand and Cheolwon Park forfeited his big blind and big blind ante off a severe short stack. Most big stacks can be found on table seven.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
LS Longhao Shen ![China [CHN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/cn.svg "China [CHN]"){kind=small} China | 300,000(75 BB) |
SS Sungwon Seo Korea (Republic of) | 245,000(61 BB) |
MP Manwoo Park Korea (Republic of) | 240,000(60 BB) |
JS Jaeseok Sim Korea (Republic of) | 215,000(54 BB) |
WB Won Beom Seo Korea (Republic of) | 185,000(46 BB) |
JW Jin Wook Lee Korea (Republic of) | 178,000(45 BB) |
E EZ Japan | 175,000(44 BB) |
MH Min Hyeong Lee Korea (Republic of) | 165,000(41 BB) |
HS Hoe Seok Kim Korea (Republic of) | 110,000(28 BB) |
Small Pots After the Break
Sungwon Seo three-bet against the table chip leader Tsukasa Endo and then bet the T♠ 9♥ 7♠ flop for 20,000, Endo folded.
Shortly after that, EZ defended against Endo and check-called for 6,000 on the A♥ T♥ 6♣ flop. They checked the 4♣ turn and T♠ river for EZ to win the pot with A♦ 5♥ for aces and tens.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
TE Tsukasa Endo Japan | 215,000(72 BB) |
E EZ Japan | 185,000(62 BB) |
MH Min Hyeong Lee Korea (Republic of) | 140,000(47 BB) |
SS Sungwon Seo Korea (Republic of) | 140,000(47 BB) |
SC Soobin Chun Korea (Republic of) | 35,000(12 BB) |
CP Cheolwon Park Korea (Republic of) | 35,000(12 BB) |
No EZ Game for Kiwook Kang
Kiwook KangIn a three-bet pot to the 9♣ 5♠ 2♥ flop, EZ jammed and Kiwook Kang reluctantly called all-in for the 40,500 he had behind. Both players turned over pocket pairs and Kang was in rough shape.
The 6♠ turn increased his outs with an additional gutshot but the Q♣ river sent Kang packing.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
E EZ Japan | T♣T♦ | 185,000(74 BB) |
KK Kiwook Kang Korea (Republic of) | busted |