
Day 3
Haitao Lei Exits In 9th For $62,000

Ivan Zhang gets the ball rolling for 500,000 from +1, Patrik Demus ups it to 1,300,000 from +2 and big blind Haitao Lei cold four-bet-shoves 3,000,000 after consuming three time banks. Zhang lets it go before Demus fills up.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
IZ Ivan Zhang | A♦J♣ UTG+1 | 3,500,000(18 BB) |
PD Patrik Demus | Q♠Q♦ MP | 11,000,000(55 BB) |
HL Haitao Lei | A♣Q♥ BB | busted |
No ace for Lei on J♠ 6♥ 8♦ 8♣ 4♦ spells the end of his run.
Haitao Lei Stays Alive
After he won the next three hands, Stephen Song is involved for a fourth time by successfully isolating Haitao Lei's 1,400,000 open-jam with an all-in of his own from the button.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
HL Haitao Lei | Q♥J♥ UTG | 3,200,000(16 BB) |
SS Stephen Song | 4♦4♣ D | 7,600,000(38 BB) |
Chip Count Update
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MN Martin Nielsen | 8,600,000(43 BB) |
SS Stephen Song | 7,000,000(35 BB) |
PD Patrik Demus | 7,000,000(35 BB) |
MG Marius Gierse | 6,200,000(31 BB) |
JZ Jiaming Zhao | 5,500,000(28 BB) |
HW Hua Wei Lin | 5,400,000(27 BB) |
IZ Ivan Zhang | 4,000,000(20 BB) |
JM James Mendoza | 2,300,000(12 BB) |
HL Haitao Lei | 1,900,000(10 BB) |
Chip Count Update
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JZ Jiaming Zhao | 8,900,000(45 BB) |
SS Stephen Song | 7,100,000(36 BB) |
MG Marius Gierse | 7,100,000(36 BB) |
PD Patrik Demus | 6,900,000(35 BB) |
HW Hua Wei Lin | 5,900,000(30 BB) |
IZ Ivan Zhang | 4,100,000(21 BB) |
JM James Mendoza | 3,100,000(16 BB) |
MN Martin Nielsen | 2,400,000(12 BB) |
HL Haitao Lei | 2,300,000(12 BB) |
Jiaming Zhao Keeps Up The Pressure
Right the next hand, first to act Jiaming Zhao raises to 450,000 again and finds two customers to share the 9♦ 2♦ 5♣ flop with. He continues for 500,000 and only big blind Stephen Song pays up for the turn 7♠ to be revealed where two checks complete the board J♥ . Zhao fires another 1,100,000 which gets Song to lay it down.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JZ Jiaming Zhao | 8,900,000(45 BB) |
SS Stephen Song | 7,100,000(36 BB) |
HL Haitao Lei | 2,400,000(12 BB) |
Chip Count Update
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MG Marius Gierse | 9,800,000(49 BB) |
SS Stephen Song | 7,800,000(39 BB) |
HW Hua Wei Lin | 5,900,000(30 BB) |
PD Patrik Demus | 5,700,000(29 BB) |
JZ Jiaming Zhao | 5,600,000(28 BB) |
IZ Ivan Zhang | 4,200,000(21 BB) |
JM James Mendoza | 3,100,000(16 BB) |
MN Martin Nielsen | 3,000,000(15 BB) |
HL Haitao Lei | 2,800,000(14 BB) |
Final Table

Player | Chips |
---|---|
MG Marius Gierse | 9,875,000(66 BB) |
SS Stephen Song | 6,700,000(45 BB) |
HW Hua Wei Lin | 5,750,000(38 BB) |
JZ Jiaming Zhao | 5,375,000(36 BB) |
PD Patrik Demus | 5,125,000(34 BB) |
IZ Ivan Zhang | 4,325,000(29 BB) |
JM James Mendoza | 3,825,000(26 BB) |
HL Haitao Lei | 3,425,000(23 BB) |
MN Martin Nielsen | 3,350,000(22 BB) |
Stephen Song And Marius Gierse Dominate Their Tables On The FT Bubble
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MG Marius Gierse | 10,325,000(83 BB) |
SS Stephen Song | 8,250,000(66 BB) |
HW Hua Wei Lin | 5,525,000(44 BB) |
JM James Mendoza | 4,800,000(38 BB) |
PD Patrik Demus | 4,675,000(37 BB) |
JZ Jiaming Zhao | 4,450,000(36 BB) |
HL Haitao Lei | 3,575,000(29 BB) |
IZ Ivan Zhang | 2,475,000(20 BB) |
MN Martin Nielsen | 2,100,000(17 BB) |
BL Bin Leng | 1,575,000(13 BB) |
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
SS Stephen Song | 8,250,000(66 BB) | 2 | 2 |
PD Patrik Demus | 4,675,000(37 BB) | 2 | 4 |
JM James Mendoza | 4,800,000(38 BB) | 2 | 6 |
IZ Ivan Zhang | 2,475,000(20 BB) | 2 | 7 |
HW Hua Wei Lin | 5,525,000(44 BB) | 2 | 8 |
MN Martin Nielsen | 2,100,000(17 BB) | 3 | 1 |
HL Haitao Lei | 3,575,000(29 BB) | 3 | 3 |
MG Marius Gierse | 10,325,000(83 BB) | 3 | 5 |
BL Bin Leng | 1,575,000(13 BB) | 3 | 7 |
JZ Jiaming Zhao | 4,450,000(36 BB) | 3 | 8 |
Haitao Lei Collects Again
First to act Martin Nielsen puts 250,000 in the middle with Q♣ J♠ , but lets it go after Haitao Lei pumped it to 700,000 from the hijack with A♣ K♥
Player | Chips |
---|---|
HL Haitao Lei | 3,900,000(31 BB) |
MN Martin Nielsen | 2,000,000(16 BB) |
APT Taipei High Roller Runner-Up Gary Thompson Out In 14th For $44,000

Haitao Lei opens 275,000 from the cutoff and snaps after button Gary Thomson requested the triangle for 1,100,000.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
HL Haitao Lei | A♦A♣ CO | 2,800,000(22 BB) |
GT Gary Thompson | K♦Q♥ D | busted |
The board runs J♠ 3♠ J♣ K♥ 3♦ and sends the Irish to the rail.
Haitao Lei Gets Much Needed Double Up

Hijack Jiaming Zhao leads 200,000 and fills up after button Haitao Lei wagered his last 730,000.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
JZ Jiaming Zhao | A♦6♦ HJ | 4,300,000(43 BB) |
HL Haitao Lei | K♠Q♠ D | 1,700,000(17 BB) |
Digging for six outs, Lei finds one on J♦ 8♠ K♣ 5♣ 9♦ to jump ahead and stay in the tournament.
Table 1 Update With Marius Gierse Still Firmly In Control
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MG Marius Gierse | 7,500,000(75 BB) |
JZ Jiaming Zhao | 4,800,000(48 BB) |
MN Martin Nielsen | 3,900,000(39 BB) |
MS Mauricio Sanches | 2,500,000(25 BB) |
BL Bin Leng | 1,500,000(15 BB) |
HL Haitao Lei | 980,000(10 BB) |
GT Gary Thompson | 850,000(9 BB) |
Day 3 Chip Count
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MG Marius Gierse | 7,545,000 |
MM Martin Michael Sedlak | 4,755,000 |
JZ Jiaming Zhao | 4,685,000 |
HW Hua Wei Lin | 4,265,000 |
JM James Mendoza | 4,085,000 |
IZ Ivan Zhang | 3,550,000 |
MN Martin Nielsen | 3,505,000 |
SS Stephen Song | 3,330,000 |
PD Patrik Demus | 2,250,000 |
QZ Quan Zhou | 2,140,000 |
MS Mauricio Sanches | 1,920,000 |
BL Bin Leng | 1,915,000 |
GT Gary Thompson | 1,460,000 |
JQ Junbo Qu | 1,370,000 |
HL Haitao Lei | 985,000 |
Day 3 Seat Draw
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
QZ Quan Zhou | 2,140,000 | 2 | 1 |
SS Stephen Song | 3,330,000 | 2 | 2 |
PD Patrik Demus | 2,250,000 | 2 | 4 |
JQ Junbo Qu | 1,370,000 | 2 | 5 |
JM James Mendoza | 4,085,000 | 2 | 6 |
IZ Ivan Zhang | 3,550,000 | 2 | 7 |
HW Hua Wei Lin | 4,265,000 | 2 | 8 |
MN Martin Nielsen | 3,505,000 | 3 | 1 |
HL Haitao Lei | 985,000 | 3 | 3 |
MM Martin Michael Sedlak | 4,755,000 | 3 | 3 |
GT Gary Thompson | 1,460,000 | 3 | 4 |
MG Marius Gierse | 7,545,000 | 3 | 5 |
MS Mauricio Sanches | 1,920,000 | 3 | 6 |
BL Bin Leng | 1,915,000 | 3 | 7 |
JZ Jiaming Zhao | 4,685,000 | 3 | 8 |