Day 1A
Rohr Bites A Chunk From Yingrui
Jules RohrGe Yungrui raised to 12,000 from the hi-jack and was called by Jules Rohr in the small blind. The flop came 8♣ 6♥ 2♠. Rohr check-raised the 8,000 bet of Yungrui to 26,000. Yungrui called to see a Q♣ turn. Rohr fired 53,000.
Yingrui gave it much thought, looked at his cards, threw in two time-bank tokens and eventually also threw his cards to the muck, awarding the pot to Rohr. who now sits at the chip leader throne.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
JR Jules Rohr ![France [FRA]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/fr.svg "France [FRA]"){kind=small} France | 555,000(111 BB) |
YG Yingrui Ge ![China [CHN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/cn.svg "China [CHN]"){kind=small} China | 166,000(33 BB) |
Noting But A G Thang!
UTG player raised to 9,000 with Ge Yingrui calling from the cutoff and Tran Minh Thang defending the big blind. The flop came J♥ 9♠ 4♥. Thang pushed all-in for 49,000. UTG player stepped down, but Yingrui continued.
Thang was ahead when they showed cards, but Yingrui had outs. The turn 8♦ and river 7♠ improved Thang to two-pair and gave him a double-up to exact revenge on Yingrui.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
TM Tran Minh Thang ![Viet Nam [VNM]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/vn.svg "Viet Nam [VNM]"){kind=small} Viet Nam | 9♦7♥ | 131,000(44 BB) |
YG Yingrui Ge China | K♦Q♣ | 242,000(81 BB) |
Yingrui Gets A Big Double Boost
Ge YingruiBoth Ge Yingrui and Tran Minh Thang had their chips in the middle with Yingrui risking of elimination for his last 127,000.
However, Yingrui was in good shape against Thang. The flopped queen almost immediately sealed the deal for Yingrui's assured double-up.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
YG Yingrui Ge China | A♣Q♠ | 262,000(87 BB) |
TM Tran Minh Thang Viet Nam | A♦2♠ | 22,000(7 BB) |