Main Event

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!

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 (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.

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.

David wins with an Ace pair.

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.

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.