Day 1E/1F/1G
Craig Daniel Jones Leads Day1E 14 Qualifiers

Recap of Main Event Day1E
Craig Daniel Jones emerges as the chip leader (CL) with 670,000 chips after Day 1E of the #4 Main Event. The flight saw a total of 110 entries, and 14 players have made it to the money, advancing to Day 2. Congratulations to all the players who have secured their spots in the next phase of the tournament!
Chip Count
Player | Chips |
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670,000 | |
437,000 | |
NV Nguyen Van Tung | 350,000 |
TV Thanh Van Tran | 346,000 |
OV Oleg Voshchinin | 307,000 |
GJ Gyeonseok Jeon | 250,000 |
HH Henri Hinds | 228,000 |
MF Mr. Fendy | 164,000 |
FL Fan Liu (2) | 121,000 |
SJ Sumin Jang | 114,000 |
ER Erik Rozhynskyi | 98,000 |
SS Sia Soon Lee | 90,000 |
MT Mike Takayama | 83,000 |
DE David Erquiaga | 46,000 |
Cheong Joe Ee Bubbles in The Day1E Main Event
Cheong Joe Ee (CO) goes all-in pre-flop with 88,000, and Nguyen Van Tung responds with an 3bet all-in. Both players reveal their cards: Cheong holds A♦ Q♣ , while Nguyen holds A♥ K♠ . The board runs 7♦ A♠ T♥ 8♦ 5♦ . Nguyen wins with an Ace pair and a King kicker, knocking out Cheong and advancing to the money. The bubble bursts, and congratulations to all the players who made it to Day 2!
Erik Rozhynskyi Wins with Double Pair

Erik Rozhynskyi (HJ) goes all-in pre-flop with 43,000, and David Erquiaga (BB) calls. Both players reveal their cards: Erik holds A♣ T♣ , while David holds K♠ K♣ . The board runs A♦ 6♥ J♦ T♠ 5♦ . Erik wins with a double pair of Aces and Tens.
Player | Chips |
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ER Erik Rozhynskyi | 98,000(12 BB) |
DE David Erquiaga | 55,000(7 BB) |
Takayama Mike Wins with a Pair of Nines
Takayama Mike (UTG+1) goes all-in pre-flop for 19,000, with both Craig Daniel Jones (UTG+2) and David Erquiaga (CO) calling. The flop comes Q♠ 9♠ J♠ , and both David and Craig check. The turn brings 2♣ , and both players check again. The river comes in 5♠ , and once again, both David and Craig check. All players reveal their hands. Takayama holds 9♦ K♥ , Craig holds A♣ 6♦ , and David holds A♥ 3♥ . Takayama wins with a pair of nines.
Player | Chips |
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674,000(112 BB) | |
DE David Erquiaga | 100,000(17 BB) |
MT Mike Takayama | 72,000(12 BB) |
Bubble Time Chip Count
Player | Chips |
---|---|
680,000(136 BB) | |
HH Henri Hinds | 387,000(77 BB) |
349,000(70 BB) | |
GJ Gyeonseok Jeon | 297,000(59 BB) |
TV Thanh Van Tran | 265,000(53 BB) |
MF Mr. Fendy | 216,000(43 BB) |
OV Oleg Voshchinin | 193,000(39 BB) |
SJ Sumin Jang | 187,000(37 BB) |
JC Joe Cheong | 166,000(33 BB) |
DE David Erquiaga | 155,000(31 BB) |
NV Nguyen Van Tung | 150,000(30 BB) |
SS Sia Soon Lee | 140,000(28 BB) |
ER Erik Rozhynskyi | 86,000(17 BB) |
MT Mike Takayama | 57,000(11 BB) |
FL Fan Liu (2) | 38,000(8 BB) |
David Erquiaga Wins with Ace Pair
David Erquiaga (UTG) does a pre-flop raise of 20,000, and Jones Craig Daniel (D) three-bets 100,000. David calls with an all-in of 71,000. Both players reveal their cards.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
DE David Erquiaga | A♦K♦ | 155,000(31 BB) |
K♠Q♣ | 634,000(127 BB) |
David wins with an Ace pair.
Liu Fan Wins with Trips of Sixes

Liu Fan (SB) goes all-in pre-flop with 40,000, and David Erquiaga (BB) calls. The players reveal their hands. Liu holds K♥ 6♠ , while David has A♦ 7♠ .
The board runs 6♣ 3♣ 2♠ 6♦ 4♣ , and Liu wins the pot with three sixes (trips), defeating David's hand.
Player | Chips |
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FL Fan Liu (2) | 85,000(17 BB) |
DE David Erquiaga | 77,000(15 BB) |
Dongkyu Kim Takes Down the Pot with a Quick Three-Bet

Dongkyu Kim (CO) raised to 7,000, and David Erquiaga (BB) called. The flop came Q♦ 6♣ Q♣, and David checked. Dongkyu bet 4,000, prompting David to raise to 18,000. In response, Dongkyu made a quick three-bet to 45,000, which forced David to fold. Dongkyu claimed the pot without much resistance.
Player | Chips |
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DK Dongkyu Kim | 222,000(74 BB) |
DE David Erquiaga | 162,000(54 BB) |