Day 1A
End Of Day 1A Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
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VD Van Dan Nguyen | 644,000(129 BB) |
TS Takuya Shimabukuro | 642,000(128 BB) |
SC Sha Chengchun | 611,000(122 BB) |
HA Howard Appledorf | 503,000(101 BB) |
CT Chi Tsang (2) | 464,000(93 BB) |
MC Manh Cuong Le | 415,000(83 BB) |
TY Teng Yew | 400,000(80 BB) |
TH Trung Ha Nguyen | 355,000(71 BB) |
DO Daniel O'Leary (2) | 350,000(70 BB) |
PB Pham Bao | 322,500(65 BB) |
IF Ilya Firstov | 300,000(60 BB) |
NC Nikesh Chawla | 296,000(59 BB) |
AL Alex Lee (3) | 240,000(48 BB) |
BV Bagaria Vardhan | 223,000(45 BB) |
AB Anh Bui (2) | 208,000(42 BB) |
WL William Lius | 203,000(41 BB) |
193,000(39 BB) | |
JZ Jayden Zalac | 157,000(31 BB) |
DN Dich Nguyen | 143,000(29 BB) |
JY Junjian Yu | 136,000(27 BB) |
NW Nicholas Woodward | 108,000(22 BB) |
AB Andrei Budykin | 86,000(17 BB) |
Haisheng Qiu Eliminated

The final hand of the day is the elimination of Haisheng Qiu. Pushing all in with Q♦ J♥ , William Lius calls with A♦ K♦ . The board runs 4♥ 3♥ 8♦ 5♥ T♣ .
Player | Chips |
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WL William Lius | 200,000(40 BB) |
HQ Haisheng Qiu | busted |
Van Dan Nguyen Has The Boat

On a board that completed 2♣ J♦ K♠ T♠ 2♣ and 64,000 already brewed, William Lius bets 50,000, Van Dan Nguyen raises 150,000, Lius calls and shows Q♠ 8♣ flush. Nguyen has him beat with J♣ J♥ full house.
Player | Chips |
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VD Van Dan Nguyen | 600,000(120 BB) |
WL William Lius | 150,000(30 BB) |
Pham Bao Shows Top Pair

Pham Bao and William Lius build a pot of 34,500 preflop and see the cards run 6♥ 3♥ 7♥ . Bao bets 10,500, Lius check-raises 25,000, Bao calls and the dealer felts the turn J♠ . Both players check it. The river 4♠ Lius bets 35,000 Bao shoves, Lius folds and shows 7♦ 2♦ , Bao shows J♥ .
Player | Chips |
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WL William Lius | 338,000(68 BB) |
PB Phan Bao | 333,000(67 BB) |
Last Level Of The Day - Big Stacks

The Championship has entered the last level of play.
Player | Chips |
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HA Howard Appledorf | 510,000(102 BB) |
TS Takuya Shimabukuro | 475,000(95 BB) |
WL William Lius | 453,000(91 BB) |
CT Chi Tsang (2) | 428,000(86 BB) |
HQ Haisheng Qiu | 420,000(84 BB) |
TY Teng Yew | 420,000(84 BB) |
DO Daniel O'Leary | 363,000(73 BB) |
NC Nikesh Chawla | 355,000(71 BB) |
IF Ilya Firstov | 317,000(63 BB) |
AB Anh Bui (2) | 310,000(62 BB) |
JZ Jayden Zalac | 253,000(51 BB) |
AL Alex Lee (3) | 160,000(32 BB) |
Pot for William Lius

Hijack Chi Ling Tsang raises 8500, cutoff William Lius calls, button Howard Appledorf three-bets 55,000, Tsang folds and Lius goes to the flop Q♠ 3♥ 4♠ . Lius leads out 50,000 which is enough to win the pot.
Player | Chips |
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HA Howard Appledorf | 510,000(128 BB) |
WL William Lius | 453,000(113 BB) |
CT Chi Tsang (2) | 428,000(107 BB) |
Santiago Ramos Doubles Up
Santiago Ramos and Will Lius stare down a flop 6♠ 7♣ 6♥ and 48,000 in the pot. Aggressor Liu from the big blind continues for 33,000, Ramos calls, the turn comes 5♥ . Lius shoves and Ramos snap-calls.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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SR Santiago Ramos | 6♣8♣ | 260,000(65 BB) |
WL William Lius | J♦J♥ | 350,000(88 BB) |
Willima Lius Cleans Out Jungsup Yun

Tilting from the loss against Howard Appledorf, Jungsup Yun goes all in and falls to William Lius.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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JY Jungsup Yun | K♦9♦ | busted |
WL William Lius | A♦K♥ | 400,000(100 BB) |