Day 1A
Chiu Yip suffers bad beat

Utg Toshio Kataoka opened to 16,000 and called Chiu Yip's 43,000 all-in. A huge underdog, Toshio lucked out and instantly flopped two pair on Q♠ J♥ 3♥ 8♣ 7♦ to clinch the win.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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TK Toshio Kataoka | Q♥J♣ | 160,000(20 BB) |
CY | K♥K♦ | busted |
Chiu Yip fades opponent's overcards

Utg opened, followed by a three bet to 15,000. Chiu Yip pumped up the action to 30,000 and proceeded to call off his opponent's 12 BB stack with 5♦ 5♥. Player shows A♠ K♥ , which failed to pair up on board Q♥ 3♣ 9♦ 2♠ T♥ costing him his tournament life.
Player | Chips |
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CY | 260,000(87 BB) |
Man Kam Wai gives up the battle

Man Kam Wai defended his big blind vs Chiu Yip's open and saw flop K♥ 9♦ 4♣ . Both players checked it through, revealing turn 4♦ . Man led for 10,500 yet shortly folded after Chiu put in a raise to 30,000.
Player | Chips |
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CY | 200,000(80 BB) |
120,000(48 BB) |
Chiu Yip piles it high

Utg Chiu Yip opened to 5,000 and saw the big blind move all-in for 73,000 total. Chiu makes the call with A♣ K♣ and is up against his opponent's A♥ T♥ . Dominated, the underdog was left instantly crushed after Chiu landed a monster runout on K♦ 6♣ 2♣ 5♥ 3♣ .
Player | Chips |
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CY | 170,000(85 BB) |
Chiu Yip wins three way clash

With an open, call and a three bet in front of him, Chiu Yip pushed all-in with K♥ K♦ for his remaining 11,300 and saw two other stacks come along. Board ran 5♦ 8♦ T♥ 6♣ 7♠ and sent both raiser's A♦ K♠ and caller's 2♦ 3♦ headed for the muck. Chiu Yip sweeps the pot and claims a nice triple up.
Player | Chips |
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CY | 38,200(96 BB) |