
Day 1A
Keeton’s Pocket Aces Stand Tall to Double Up Against Wang
William Wang, very active late in the day, raised from the button and then called when Sean Keeton shoved all-in, putting himself at risk of elimination.
Sean Keeton: A♦ A♥
William Wang: A♠ 8♥
Despite Wang's recent success, this hand wasn't one of them. The board came K♠ 4♥ T♠ 2♥ 3♦, and Keeton's pocket aces held strong, securing him a double up.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
WW William Wong | D | 310,000(31 BB) |
SK Sean Keeton | SB | 223,000(22 BB) |
Wong’s Two Pair Sends Abbasov to the Rail

With the action folded around, William Wang, sitting with a massive stack, shoved all-in against the shorter-stacked Khayal Abbasov. Despite knowing a call would put him at risk, Abbasov decided to go for it.
Khayal Abbasov: A♥ 8♦
William Wang: Q♠ 9♥
Abbasov, feeling confident with his ace-high, watched as the flop came K♣ 7♥ Q♣, giving Wang a mid-pair. To make matters worse, the 9♠ on the turn gave Wang two pair, leaving Abbasov drawing dead. Realizing he was out of options, Abbasov prepared to exit the floor as the 2♣ fell on the river.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
WW William Wong | 353,000(35 BB) |
KA Khayal Abbasov | busted |
Random Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
NH Nguyen Hoang Duy | 489,000(49 BB) |
AV Anzhela Vasylenko | 422,000(42 BB) |
WW William Wong | 334,000(33 BB) |
SK Sergey Kharitonov | 263,000(26 BB) |
TD Tomas Dedinas | 238,000(24 BB) |
NZ Neng Zhao | 160,000(16 BB) |
IY Ihor Yerofieiev | 151,000(15 BB) |
SK Sean Keeton | 134,000(13 BB) |
130,000(13 BB) | |
HH Hoang Hai Nam | 105,000(11 BB) |
KA Khayal Abbasov | 97,000(10 BB) |
RM Rundulf Martin Gonzales | 97,000(10 BB) |
VT Van Tien Dinh | 93,000(9 BB) |
TT | 66,000(7 BB) |
JL Jian Lin | 51,000(5 BB) |
Keeton Hangs On

William Wong raised from the hijack, and Sean Keeton, from the small blind, shoved all-in for 54,000. Wang called, putting Keeton at risk.
Sean Keeton: A♣ K♣
William Wong: Q♥ 2♥
The flop came 9♥ 5♣ 6♦, keeping Keeton's ace-high lead. The turn T♦ and river 6♠ didn't change the outcome, and Keeton secured a double-up through Wong.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
WW William Wong | 310,000(39 BB) |
SK Sean Keeton | 134,000(17 BB) |
Table 2 Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
TT | 95,000(32 BB) | 2 | 1 |
HN Hoa Nguyen | 96,000(32 BB) | 2 | 2 |
SK Sean Keeton | 123,500(41 BB) | 2 | 3 |
PC Prajuabjinda Chaiwat | 58,500(20 BB) | 2 | 4 |
DE David Erquiaga | 44,500(15 BB) | 2 | 5 |
JJ Jongbae Jang | 87,500(29 BB) | 2 | 6 |
WW William Wong | 237,000(79 BB) | 2 | 7 |
NZ Neng Zhao | 72,000(24 BB) | 2 | 8 |
Table 2 Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
LC Lewis Cowell | 44,600(149 BB) |
HN Hoa Nguyen | 41,300(138 BB) |
WW William Wong | 36,100(120 BB) |
NG Neeraj Gajria | 28,100(94 BB) |
MT Michael Truong | 23,400(78 BB) |
SS | 21,500(72 BB) |
TT | 21,200(71 BB) |
VK Vineet Kumar | 11,000(37 BB) |