MAIN EVENT ($1,320)

The third edition of the Won Poker Cup completed its first of four Main Event flights with 70 turning up for Day 1A. Among the contenders were well known pros such as Bien Mai, Martin Gonzales, Dhaval Mudgal, Kyle Bao Diep, and Khayal Abbasov to mention a few. By the time ITM was reached, with only 9 players securing a piece of the $600,0000 guaranteed prize pool, at the top of the list was Taiwan's Jian Lin, a newcomer to the festival. Lin bagged up 526,000 (65 bb) and set the standard for the next flight.

Action escalated preflop with a three-way all-in. Tu Xungang, the shortest stack, moved all in for 17,000. Chee Hoong followed with 39,000, and Viet An Nguyen, having both players covered, called to put them at risk.

Tu Xungang Q♦ J♥

Chee Hoong A♠ Q♥

Viet An Nguyen 7♦ T♦

The board ran out A♥ K♥ 9♣ 7♥ J♦

Chee Hoong flopped top pair with his ace and held through the runout. Tu Xungang picked up a pair on the river, but it wasn’t enough to survive.

With that, Tu Xungang was eliminated as the bubble, and the remaining 9 players are now officially in the money.