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ChinaFlight A
Flight A Concludes With Xuanzhi Zhao Bagging The Lead
Xuanzhi ZhaoAfter 21 levels and beating a field of 69, the first four qualifiers of the $700,000 guaranteed Main Event CS are determined with Xuanzhi Zhao in the the lead for 666,000 and recent WPT Cambodia Championship Warm Up Winner Martin Sedlak in a close 2nd with 625,000.
Making the qualifiers complete are Rui Sun with 286,000 to his name and Weiqiang Shan taking 154,000 to Day 2 at 12:00 on Thursday the 15th.
Live Updates will jump to Flight B now where the action is still in full swing.
Day 1A Qualifiers
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
XZ Xuanzhi Zhao China | 666,000(27 BB) |
MM Martin Michael Sedlak ![Germany [DEU]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/de.svg "Germany [DEU]"){kind=small} Germany | 625,000(25 BB) |
RS Rui Sun China | 286,000(11 BB) |
WS Weiqiang Shan China | 154,000(6 BB) |
Rui Sun Banks 2nd Pot In A Row
Rui SunWith bubble play underway, small blind Rui Sun jams and finds no caller.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
RS Rui Sun China | 401,000(20 BB) |
From Riches To Rags For Qiheng Liu
Qiheng LiuAfter being in the lead for quite a while, Qiheng Liu is all-in for 115,000, defending his big blind against a 156,000 jam from hijack Rui Sun.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
RS Rui Sun China | J♥J♠ HJ | 301,000(15 BB) |
QL Qiheng Liu China | 2♦2♣ BB | busted |
No help for Liu on 4♦ 7♣ 6♠ 3♠ A♠ , sending the former leader packing.
All Gas No Breaks For Xuanzhi Zhao
After winning most of the hands in the current orbit, Xuanzhi Zhao raises to 36,000 from +2 once more and big blind Rui Sun defends to see the flop A♣ 3♥ K♦ where Zhao's 36,000 c-bet gets the job done yet again.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
XZ Xuanzhi Zhao China | 405,000(25 BB) |
RS Rui Sun China | 203,000(13 BB) |
Final Table Chip Counts Going Into Level 19
| Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
MM Martin Michael Sedlak Germany | 219,000(18 BB) | 41 | 1 |
RS Rui Sun China | 241,000(20 BB) | 41 | 2 |
WS Weiqiang Shan China | 223,000(19 BB) | 41 | 3 |
JS Jing Sun China | 193,000(16 BB) | 41 | 5 |
XZ Xuanzhi Zhao China | 305,000(25 BB) | 41 | 6 |
WW Weichen Wang China | 102,000(9 BB) | 41 | 7 |
QL Qiheng Liu China | 321,000(27 BB) | 41 | 8 |
SY Shaojie Yang China | 121,000(10 BB) | 41 | 9 |
Rui Sun Double Up Against Chip Leader
Rui SunRui Sun puts his last 117,000 to the test and finds a customer in chip leader Qiheng Liu out of the big blind.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
RS Rui Sun China | A♥J♣ MP | 242,000(20 BB) |
QL Qiheng Liu China | A♠T♦ BB | 209,000(17 BB) |
Final Table Chip Counts
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
QL Qiheng Liu China | 338,000(34 BB) |
WS Weiqiang Shan China | 250,000(25 BB) |
MM Martin Michael Sedlak Germany | 244,000(24 BB) |
JS Jing Sun China | 202,000(20 BB) |
XZ Xuanzhi Zhao China | 172,000(17 BB) |
QD Qun Dang China | 157,000(16 BB) |
SY Shaojie Yang China | 151,000(15 BB) |
RS Rui Sun China | 117,000(12 BB) |
WW Weichen Wang China | 93,000(9 BB) |
Yu Liu Out And The Rest Goes To The Final Table
Under the gun Yu Liu declares all-in for 43,000 and finds two customers. Both of them check it down to the river 9♥ A♠ J♣ 7♣ 6♠ with Qiheng Liu tabling the winner A♥ K♠ against Rui Sun's 8♠ 8♣ and Yu Liu's A♦ 2♣ .
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
QL Qiheng Liu China | 338,000(34 BB) |
RS Rui Sun China | 117,000(12 BB) |
YL Yu Liu ![Taiwan [TWN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/tw.svg "Taiwan [TWN]"){kind=small} Taiwan | busted |
Table 41 Update With Lady Jing Sun Showing The Guys Who's Boss
| Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
RS Rui Sun China | 199,000(20 BB) | 41 | 2 |
WW Weichen Wang China | 166,000(17 BB) | 41 | 3 |
QD Qun Dang China | 177,000(18 BB) | 41 | 4 |
JS Jing Sun China | 243,000(24 BB) | 41 | 5 |
YL Yu Liu Taiwan | 145,000(15 BB) | 41 | 6 |
QL Qiheng Liu China | 84,000(8 BB) | 41 | 8 |
Last Two Tables With 16 Players Left
| Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
RS Rui Sun China | 167,000(28 BB) | 40 | 2 |
QD Qun Dang China | 143,000(24 BB) | 40 | 4 |
YS Yunkyu Song ![United States of America [USA]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/us.svg "United States of America [USA]"){kind=small} United States of America | 66,000(11 BB) | 41 | 1 |
WW Weichen Wang China | 172,000(29 BB) | 41 | 3 |
JS Jing Sun China | 80,000(13 BB) | 41 | 5 |
YL Yu Liu Taiwan | 159,000(27 BB) | 41 | 6 |
ZC Zida Chen China | 110,000(18 BB) | 41 | 7 |
QL Qiheng Liu China | 90,000(15 BB) | 41 | 8 |
YX Yuan Xu China | 171,000(29 BB) | 45 | 1 |
SP Supeng Pang China | 40,000(7 BB) | 45 | 2 |
SY Shaojie Yang China | 94,000(16 BB) | 45 | 3 |
JZ Jiaqi Zhao China | 82,000(14 BB) | 45 | 4 |
YF Yanghao Fu China | 106,000(18 BB) | 45 | 5 |
MM Martin Michael Sedlak Germany | 128,000(21 BB) | 45 | 6 |
XZ Xuanzhi Zhao China | 23,000(4 BB) | 45 | 7 |
WS Weiqiang Shan China | 76,000(13 BB) | 45 | 8 |
Triple WSOP Ring Holder Stephen Song Doubles Up
Stephen SongButton Rui Sun leads 10,000 and fills up after big blind Stephen Song wagered his last 36,000.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
RS Rui Sun China | A♠T♥ D | 47,000(9 BB) |
SS Stephen Song United States of America | A♦Q♠ BB | 80,000(16 BB) |
Song hits top two right away on A♣ Q♣ J♣ and avoids a king when the board completes 5♠ and 9♦ for a much needed double up.
Top Stacks Going Into Level 13 With 25 Out Of 69 Remaining
Flight A will end when the four ITM spots are determined that will bag their chips for Day 2 on Thursday the 15th.
| Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
QD Qun Dang China | 109,000(44 BB) | 40 | 1 |
SY Shaojie Yang China | 68,000(27 BB) | 40 | 2 |
KC Kai Cui China | 70,000(28 BB) | 40 | 3 |
RS Rui Sun China | 72,000(29 BB) | 40 | 5 |
KL Kaihua Liu China | 80,000(32 BB) | 40 | 6 |
BW Bin Wang China | 30,000(12 BB) | 40 | 7 |
YS Yunkyu Song United States of America | 61,000(24 BB) | 41 | 1 |
HL Huawei Lin Taiwan | 86,000(34 BB) | 41 | 2 |
WW Weichen Wang China | 56,000(22 BB) | 41 | 3 |
ZW Zhu Wu China | 68,000(27 BB) | 41 | 4 |
JS Jing Sun China | 97,000(39 BB) | 41 | 5 |
YL Yinju Li China | 29,000(12 BB) | 41 | 7 |
QL Qiheng Liu China | 56,000(22 BB) | 41 | 8 |
WS Weiqiang Shan China | 59,000(24 BB) | 44 | 1 |
YL Yu Liu Taiwan | 88,000(35 BB) | 44 | 3 |
SS Stephen Song United States of America | 32,000(13 BB) | 44 | 5 |
JZ Jiaqi Zhao China | 51,000(20 BB) | 44 | 6 |
MM Martin Michael Sedlak Germany | 81,000(32 BB) | 44 | 7 |
YX Yuan Xu China | 159,000(64 BB) | 44 | 8 |
SP Supeng Pang China | 47,000(19 BB) | 45 | 2 |
ZZ Zhiyin Zhou China | 32,000(13 BB) | 45 | 3 |
YF Yanghao Fu China | 113,000(45 BB) | 45 | 5 |
YW Yongbin Wang China | 7,000(3 BB) | 45 | 6 |
XZ Xuanzhi Zhao China | 60,000(24 BB) | 45 | 7 |
ZC Zida Chen China | 83,000(33 BB) | 45 | 8 |
Table 40 With Several Big Stacks
| Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
QD Qun Dang China | 103,000(41 BB) | 40 | 1 |
SY Shaojie Yang China | 82,800(33 BB) | 40 | 2 |
KC Kai Cui China | 87,000(35 BB) | 40 | 3 |
RS Rui Sun China | 38,400(15 BB) | 40 | 5 |
KL Kaihua Liu China | 81,000(32 BB) | 40 | 6 |
BW Bin Wang China | 54,200(22 BB) | 40 | 7 |