Day 1A
Juyeol Lee hard-bets Sembrano the whole way

Juyeol Lee raises to 16,000, small blind Alvyn Jeff Sembrano and big blind call. At the flop K♦ Q♣ 5♣ , Lee bets 30,000 Sembrano check-calls, big blind folds. On the turn 6♣ , Lee fires 40,000, Sembrano calls. The river 4♦ , same action with Lee charging with 155,000, Sembrano calls then mucks to Lee’s 8♣ 9♣ flush.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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570,000(71 BB) | 290,000 | |
140,000(18 BB) | 140,000 |
Nguyen Van Trung doubles up through Juyeol Lee
Under the gun Juyeol Lee min-raises, big blind Nguyen Van Trung three-bets to 42,000, Lee flats to see the cards run A♣ 3♦ T♦ . Nguyen c-bet 26,000, Lee flats again. On the turn J♥ , Nguyen fires again, this time 8,000, Lee answers with a shove, Nguyen calls.
Nguyen Van Trung K♦ K♣ Juyeol Lee 6♣ 6♥
The river 7♦ is no help to Lee for Nguyen to score a double up.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
315,000(63 BB) | 145,000 | |
280,000(56 BB) | -120,000 |
Juyeol Lee dominates to end one

Juyeol Lee with A♣ Q♣ dominates a player’s A♦ 9♦ . The board runs 5♠ 7♦ 3♣ 4♠ 8♦ to rake it in and bust one.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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400,000(133 BB) | 400,000 |