Heng Kai PerngVietnam’s Nguyen Ni open shoves from the D for his last 34,000 and gets called in the BB by Heng Kai Perng of Malaysia.
Nguyen shows J♦ T♣ while Heng is ahead with A♣ Q♠ .
The runout goes: 4♦ 2♠ 7♣ 3♥ A♦ as Nguyen’s elimination sends the competition to the stone bubble with only 19 players left.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
HK Heng Kai Perng | 109,000(27 BB) |
busted |
Another all-in preflop situation arose when Vietnam’s Nguyen Ni put Zhang Qing Qing of China at risk for his last 12,600.
Nguyen turns over A♣ J♣ while Zhang shows Q♠ Q♣ .
The front end of the runout gave the Chinese player a near insurmountable lead: 2♦ 8♦ Q♥ which was followed by the 5♣ and the 9♣ .
Nguyen takes a hit while Zhang stays afloat.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
NN Ni Nguyen | 67,400(67 BB) |
| 29,900(30 BB) |
Ni NguyenA Vietnamese battle ensues as Nguyen Ni is all-in for his tournament life against Hoang Hai Nam.
Nguyen turns over K♠ K♦ while Hoang shows A♦ K♣ .
The runout stays low: 3♠ 5♠ 6♥ J♥ 7♣ as Nguyen overtakes his foe and gets a badly needed double up.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
NN Ni Nguyen | 71,700(90 BB) |
HH Hoang Hai Nam | 68,700(86 BB) |
China’s Anshu Zheng opens from UTG for 800 and gets caller from the CO and the BB, which is occupied by Nguyen Ni of Vietnam.
The flop is K♦ 3♠ 3♦ as all three players check. The turn is the 5♠ and after Nguyen checks, Zheng bets 1,200 as the player in the CO folds. Nguyen then check-raises to 5,500 as Zheng elects to make the call. The river is the K♥ and no more betting ensues.
Nguyen flips over A♣ 3♣ for trips on the flop while Zheng shows A♥ A♠ and the first time rockets get crushed today.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
AZ Anshu Zheng | 62,000(310 BB) |
NN Ni Nguyen | 31,000(155 BB) |