Flight B
Quynh axes Mai, nears 160k chip mark
Vietnam’s Mai Bien open shoves his remaining 28,000 from the +2 position and gets called by lady pro Quynh Thuy in the SB.
Mai shows A♥ Q♥ and is flipping for his tournament life against Quynh’s J♠ J♥ .
The flop brought with it some drama: 9♥ 3♦ 3♥ as Mai picked up the nut flush draw to go with his two over cards to Quynh’s pocket pair. However, the board bricked out for Mai as it went 2♦ 8♦ ejecting him from the competition and installing Quynh as a legitimate contender to make it to Day 2.
Player | Chips |
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153,000(61 BB) | |
MB Mai Bien | busted |
Mai Bien dodges everything
A player from UTG decides to put his remaining 1,000 in the middle as France’s Guillaume Lafont 3-bets it to 2,500 from the +2 position. The action is folded to Mai Bien of Vietnam who defends his BB.
The flop is 2♥ 9♥ T♦ as Mai checks. Lafont CBets for 2,000 and Mai calls. The turn is the T♥ and this time, both check. The river is 2♣ and both players decide to take it to showdown.
The all-in player shows J♠ 8♠ for a missed straight while Mai tables 5♦ 5♠. Lafont mucks and now Mai’s stack nears the 50,000 mark.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
MB Mai Bien | 48,200(80 BB) |
GL Guillaume Lafont | 28,600(48 BB) |
Chip count
Player | Chips |
---|---|
HK Heng Kai Perng | 131,000(262 BB) |
JM John Matsuda | 80,300(161 BB) |
67,400(135 BB) | |
AW Alex Wong (2) | 64,000(128 BB) |
57,000(114 BB) | |
ER Erik Rozhynskyi | 46,300(93 BB) |
MB Mai Bien | 46,000(92 BB) |
MK Minseung Kwak | 45,000(90 BB) |
44,000(88 BB) | |
AV Anzhela Vasylenko | 42,200(84 BB) |
39,000(78 BB) |
Flight A
Mai Bien bubbled by Masataka
Vietnam’s Mai Bien opens from the CO for 5,000 and gets a call from Nishada Masataka of Japan and another player in the BB.
The flop comes 6♣ K♦ J♣ and it is checked to Masataka who leads out for 9,000. The player in the BB and Mai calls. The turn is the T♣ as both players skip this street. The river is the 4♠ as Mai checks. Masataka suddenly goes all-in and Mai makes the call for his remaining 25,000.
Masataka shows K♠ J♦ for top pair while Mai tables Q♣ J♠ for second pair.
Mai busts in seventh and is the money bubble for Flight A.
The chip counts of those who advanced follow shortly.
Player | Chips |
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NM Nishada Masataka | 169,000(68 BB) |
MB Mai Bien | busted |