Day 1A
Ace high is good for Li Xialin to take control

Utg Li Xialin opens 16,000 and finds two callers to the flop T♥ J♥ 6♠ . All check to the turn 5♦ . Action checks to cutoff Kyle Bao Diep who bets 28,000, big blind Bjorn Vuilliomenet shoves, utg Li Xialin shoves, Diep gets out of the way.
Vuilliomenet 4♥ 7♥ Li A♥ 5♥
Vuilliomenet misses on the river Q♦ to lose it all to Li who catapults to the top.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
470,000(59 BB) | 470,000 | |
90,000(11 BB) | -40,000 | |
busted | -120,000 |
Bjorn Vuilliomenet gets lucky
Bjorn Vuilliomenet calls a 52,000 three bet and is behind A♣ J♠ to the at-risk player’s A♦ K♦ . Not for long though with the board J♣ 8♣ 3♥ T♣ A♥ to ship it.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
120,000(30 BB) | 90,000 |
Short stack Bjorn Vuilliomenet triples up
Bjorn Vuilliomenet shoves his last 6 bb and finds two callers. At the flop A♠ J♥ 7♥ , Chenxin Yu bets for a side pot but no taker. Yu opens up A♦ T♦ top pair, Vuilliomenet is ahead A♥ Q♣ better kicker. Drama lands on the turn T♠ as Yu improves, but not for long with the river K♠ for a winning straight to Vuilliomenet.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
155,000(103 BB) | 25,000 | |
30,000(20 BB) | 30,000 |