Main Event

In rapid fashion, the field was whittled down to just 30 hopefuls and three of the female contestants have vanished. Ji Eun Park was the first to disappear before Yerim Park missed a chop or possible upset against Alan "King Lun" Lau with J♣ 5♠ versus 5♣ 5♦ when both had a straight draw with the five.

Yuri Murakami then bowed out in a three-way all-in as well.

Furthermore, Konosuke Yoshimura got his chips in with 8♦ 8♠ against the K♦ Q♥ of Xiao Shizi and couldn't hold up on a board of K♠ T♠ 6♦ A♥ 6♠ .

Joining the action in a three-bet pot on the 7♦ 6♥ 5♦ flop, Qingjun Wu checked and then called a bet worth 3,800 by Konosuke Yoshimura in the next seat. That led them to the A♦ on the turn on which Wu checked again. Yoshimura announced a bet of 5,500 and that did the trick to win the pot.

Out of a field of 57 entries, some 40 entries remain. Both Konosuke Yoshimura and Tetsuya Fujiwara are back in action over on table six and the latter chipped up in a heads-up pot just now.

With the turn showing Q♣ 8♥ 2♠ 2♣ , it checked to Fujiwara and he bet 5,700 into 8,100. His opponent reluctantly folded and exposed A♦ K♠ to get shown the J♠ by Fujiwara.

Out of a field of 46 entries thus far, only 35 players remain and the man leading the way is none other than Alan "King Lun" Lau. He has nearly quadrupled the stack already while Yitaek Choi, Tetsuya Fujiwara and Konosuke Yoshimura have all departed.

Konosuke Yoshimura checked the 9♦ 8♥ 7♥ flop with a pot of 5,200 having emerged. Jun Young Lee bet 2,300 and received a check-call. Yoshimura led the T♥ turn for 5,600 and Lee sigh-folded the K♦ K♣ face-up.