
Day 1
Mok Jo Seng Busts Mr. He with Bigger Two Pair
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.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
JS Jo Seng Mok | HJ | 355,000(355 BB) |
MH | D | busted |
HH Hai Ha Tran | CO | 88,000(88 BB) |
Zhifan Ye Triples Up Early Thanks to Rockets

Le Buu Nghia opened to 30,000 (30bb) from utg+1, and Mr. He called from the button. Zhifan Ye, in the big blind, moved all in for around 170,000. Nghia reshoved, and Mr. He called as well, setting up a massive three-way all-in.
Le Buu Nghia: K♠ K♥
Mr. He: A♥ 9♥
Zhifan Ye: A♦ A♠
The board ran out J♠ 2♠ 4♦ T♥ 6♦ , no sweat for Ye, who held with aces to secure a big triple up.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
BN Buu Nghia Le | UTG+1 | 60,000(60 BB) |
MH | D | 129,500(130 BB) |
ZY Zhifan Ye | BB | 538,500(539 BB) |
Lucky River for Mr. He Chunks Cheruku
Abhijith Cheruku opened to 1,500 from under the gun, and Mr. He 3-bet to 4,500 from the small blind. Cheruku made the call.
The flop came 2♥ 8♥ 7♦ . Mr. He checked, and Cheruku fired a big bet of 17,000, which Mr. He called.
On the turn T♠ , Cheruku bet again for 35,000, and Mr. He called once more.
The river brought the 9♥ , and this time Mr. He led out for 25,000. Cheruku moved almost all of his chips for 98,500, leaving himself with just a single 500 chip behind. Mr. He made the call.
Cheruku showed J♠ J♥ for a straight, but Mr. He revealed Q♣ J♣ for a higher straight, having hit his gutshot on the river to win a massive pot.
On the very next hand, Santiago Ramos eliminated Cheruku, sending him to the rail.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
AC Abhijith Cheruku | UTG | 500,000(500 BB) |
MH | SB | 393,500(394 BB) |
Mr. He Chipping Up
Abhijith Cheruku opened to 1,500 from the hijack, and Le Buu Nghia 3-bet to 4,500. Mr. He called from the big blind, and Cheruku also called, creating a three-way pot.
The flop came 7♠ 5♦ 4♦ . Mr. He suddenly led out with a bet of 5,000, and both opponents quickly folded.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
AC Abhijith Cheruku | HJ | 134,500(269 BB) |
BN Buu Nghia Le | CO | 207,500(415 BB) |
MH | BB | 198,500(397 BB) |
Random Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
HH Henri Hinds | 481,000(962 BB) |
QD Quang Do | 251,500(503 BB) |
HN Hoa Nguyen | 235,500(471 BB) |
JS Jo Seng Mok | 234,000(468 BB) |
ZY Zhifan Ye | 210,000(420 BB) |
ER Erik Rozhynskyi | 208,000(416 BB) |
FR Fabian Rolli | 197,000(394 BB) |
MH | 176,000(352 BB) |
SR Santiago Ramos | 175,500(351 BB) |
AC Abhijith Cheruku | 147,000(294 BB) |
Mr. He's C-Bet Gets the Job Done
Mr. He was seen again opening from the cutoff for 2,000. Abhijith Cheruku and Santiago Ramos defended their blinds.
The flop came 5♦ 6♥ 5♠. Mr. He continued with a big c-bet of 31,000, and both Cheruku and Ramos folded.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
MH | CO | 176,000(352 BB) |
AC Abhijith Cheruku | SB | 147,000(294 BB) |
SR Santiago Ramos | BB | 175,500(351 BB) |
Hinds Outkicks Mr. He After Double Barrel
Mr. He opened to 4bb from utg, and Henri Hinds called from utg+1.
Mr. He fired a double barrel, betting 2,000 on the flop 7♣ 4♠ K♠ and 10,000 on the turn Q♠ .
Both players checked the river Q♦ .
Hinds revealed A♦ J♠ for top pair with a better kicker, beating Mr. He's A♣ 3♦ .
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
MH | UTG | 165,000(330 BB) |
HH Henri Hinds | UTG+1 | 45,300(91 BB) |