W HIGHROLLER ($5,000)

Facing an open from Conor Berry in the hijack, Hai Tran moved all in from the button with a 3-bet shove. Berry quickly called.

Hai Tran: 7♥ 7♠

Conor Berry: K♠ K♣

Tran was in rough shape, and the board ran out 8♣ 2♦ 6♦ A♦ 6♠ , offering no help to his pocket sevens.

Berry’s kings held strong, sending Hai Tran to the rail. We're now down to 11 players, with just two more eliminations left before wrapping up for the day.

The action heats up, the remaining 12 players are now on a break, with the bubble drawing closer. Hoang Hai Nam is currently in the driver's seat, holding a commanding lead with 2 million in chips.

The pressure is rising as only 13 players remain in the tournament, and the money bubble is quickly approaching. With just a few eliminations left before the payouts begin, every decision is becoming more crucial.

Among the recent bustouts are John Matsuda and Titov Oleg, both of whom fell short of reaching the final table and a potential payday. The remaining players are now fighting not only for a spot at the final table, but also to avoid becoming the last to leave empty-handed.

Play will continue until we reach the final 9, where the real prize chase begins.

Hai Tran opened with a min-raise from early position, and Conor Berry defended his big blind.

The flop came 4♣ 7♠ 3♥ and both players checked.

On the 6♦ turn, Conor led out for 55,000, which Tran called without hesitation.

The A♣ river saw Conor slow down with a check. Tran seized the opportunity and fired a bet of 95,000. After a brief tank, Conor decided to fold, giving the pot to Tran.

Tran’s well-timed river bet paid off as he continued to chip up.

Zhifan Ye continues to dominate the field with a towering stack of around 290 big blinds, comfortably holding the chip lead as play continues deep into the tournament.

Trailing behind is Abhijith Cheruku, who also sits in a strong position with approximately 190 big blinds, well above the current average stack of 80 big blinds.

With deep stacks still in play, there's plenty of room for maneuvering, and both Ye and Cheruku are in prime position for a deep run. The rest of the field will need to make moves soon if they hope to catch up.

Hai Ha Tran, fresh off his biggest career score of $155,225 after winning the APPT Cambodia Main Event last week, is back in action—and already making moves.

Action folded to the small blind, where Tran put in a raise. Trung Chien Nguyen, in the big blind, responded with a 3-bet. Without hesitation, Tran 4-bet shoved, and Nguyen snap-called.

Tran turned over J♥ T♥ , while Nguyen revealed A♣ Q♣ .

The flop came J♠ 8♣ 4♦ , giving Tran top pair. The turn 4♠ and river K♠ changed nothing, and Tran’s jacks held to secure a full double up.

Mok Jo Seng opened to 2,500 from the hijack, and Hai Tran 3-bet to 7,000 from the cutoff. Mr. He called from the button.

Action folded back to Seng, who shoved all in. Tran folded, and Mr. He moved all in as well for around 125,000.

Mok Jo Seng: A♣ K♦

Mr. He showed: A♦ T♣

The board ran out T♠ A♥ K♣ 3♥ 9♥ . Both players hit two pair on the flop, but Seng’s aces and kings held up against Mr. He's aces and tens, eliminating Mr. He from the tournament.