Main Event

98/319 players left on the felt for the Main Event Day 1A games. Action will conclude by the end of this level.

Top Chip Counts

With a 19,000 pot in the middle on board Q♠ T♣ 6♦ 2♦ T♦ , action was seen on Liang Tien Min with a 32,000 bet. Goto Daisuke check raised to 87,000, Liang with a tank fold.

Facing an utg open, Cheng Chao Ting bumped it up to 11,000. Yan Jingyao two seats after raised it to 30,000. Action back on Cheng, he moved all-in for 136,000 slightly covering Yan. Yan makes the call with Q♥ Q♠ and finds himself in for a flip against Cheng’s A♠ K♠ . Cheng instantly landed top pair on board K♣ 3♦ 8♥ J♥ 6♥ to capture the win.

With a 20,000 pot in the middle on board 9♣ 6♥ 2♣ 9♥ 2♠ , Chen Mingcong was spotted firing a 41,000 overbet. Hongru Zhang in the tank, eventually made the call with 8♦ 8♠ and is good against his opponent’s K♦ 3♥ .

Mp Zhang Jiintao opened to 4,500 and was met with a three bet to 18,000 from small blind Lin Yan. Zhang fired a four bet to 54,500, called by Lin. Flop came 7♣ 9♦ 2♦ and saw Lin lead for 55,000. Zhang shoved all-in for 161,000 and Lin made the call with 7♠ 8♠ . Zhang shows A♦ K♦ for overcards and a flush draw. The turn 9♠ and river Q♣ however, bricked for Zhang, sending him out of the Main Event flight while Lin rises to the lead.

135 runners remain in the Main Event Day 1A games with play set to conclude after Level 11.

Button Stephen O’Dwyer opened to 3,500 and found small blind Wu Chia Yun fire a three bet to 8,500. O’Dwyer shoved his 58,000 in and was called by Wu with 6♦ 6♣ . O’Dwyer is ahead with 7♥ 7♦ yet was instantly crushed after the board 6♥ 2♦ 4♠ Q♦ 9♣ gave Wu a set.

Action on flop 8♣ 7♣ K♠ was seen with Goto Daisuke sending out a 7,000 bet. Goto fired another 21,000 on turn 9♣ and a final 50,000 on river T♥ . Liang Tien Min called all three streets and scooped up the massive pot after Goto showed bluff A♣ Q♠ , Liang with two pair K♥ 7♥ .

Qiu Cheng opened to 3,000 and was called by three other players. Big blind Yan Jingyao squeezed all-in for 146,000 and picked up the dead money after no callers were seen.

A three way all-in situation was seen in Table 2 with Qi Xuming ahead with J♥ J♠ against Jianguo Shu’s 7♠ 7♣ and Guo Lin’s A♥ K♥ . The board ran 2♠ 7♥ 6♠ 5♥ T♣ , earning Jianguo a set for a nice triple up.

Hijack Daniel Lee opened to 3,000, joined by button Zhendong Li and the big blind on flop 7♦ A♣ Q♣ . Lee continued for 5,000, raised by Li to 15,000. Lee stuffs it in and Li calls off his remaining 19,500.

Lee J♣ 7♣ Li K♣ 8♣

Both looking for a club, the turn 3♣ sealed the win for Li with a higher flush to claim the double up.

Following an open, Shen Longhao sent out a three bet to 8,500 and saw big blind Hongru Zhang put in another raise to 21,500. Shen answered with a heftier 46,000 and picked up the pot after Hongru Zhang made the fold.

With an open and a three bet in front of him, Tsujisaka Tetsuya moved all-in for 37,000 with Q♣ 8♣ and was called by original raiser Yu Chia Yun with K♦ K♠ . A huge underdog, Tsujisaka landed two pair on flop Q♠ A♠ 8♠ 6♣ K♣ but was crushed when the river showed a king.

That’s it for Day 1A with a total of 319 entries recorded across eight levels of registration. 166 players remain on the felt. Play will conclude at the end of Level 11.

Top Chip Counts

Average stack: 95,509 Total chips in play: 15,950,000

Cutoff Wang Zhiyi defended his open and called an 8,000 three bet from Nguyen Pham Duy Khanh behind. Flop came A♥ 2♠ 7♠ and Wang proceeded with a check call for 5,000. Turn 8♣ went check check, pushing Wang to fire the river 6♦ . Nguyen calls and wins the pot with no showdown after Wang threw his hand in the muck.

Utg Xu Zhixin opened and called off a 41,000 all-in from button Yang Peng.

Yang A♦ Q♠ Xu K♠ J♥

In for a race, Yang exited shortly after a king high board turned up on the felt.

Cutoff Shen Longhao opened to 2,500, called by the small blind. Big blind Wada Hidetomo threw in a three bet to 8,500 and found Shen with another raise to 18,500. Small blind folds and Wada puts in the call, revealing flop 8♠ 3♠ 4♣ . Shen continues for 13,500 and picks up the pot after Wada folded.

A whopping 300 entries in for today’s Main Event Day 1A with registration open until the end of this level.

A 25,000 pot was already in the middle on board 5♣ K♦ Q♥ J♣ 3♣ . Zhou Zijie sent out a 15,000 bet and shortly called off Christopher Park’s 56,000 all-in. Park reveals K♣ 7♣ for a backdoor flush, crushing Zhou’s nut straight A♣ T♥ .

An all-in preflop ensued with Li Hang going with A♣ T♣ for his last 27,000, up against Wang Afu’s J♦ J♣ . At risk, Li luckily spiked the flush on the river 9♣ 2♥ Q♣ K♠ 8♣ to survive through.

Facing an utg open, Hanusi Mate shoved his 21,000 stack in with 4♦ 4♣ and was followed with another all-in from Chzhen Evgenii. Original raiser got out of the way and Chzhen shows A♦ J♦ for a flip. The board ran Q♦ 3♠ Q♣ 6♦ 4♠ , landing Hanusi a full house for a double up.

With 24,000 in the middle on 6♦ 3♥ K♣ 8♠ , Chen Mingcong fired a 10,000 bet, called by Yun Bawoo. River T♥ completed the board and saw Chen bet for his opponent’s remaining 28,000. Yun tank and called off with K♠ J♠ top pair, no good against Chen’s 6♥ 6♣ .

Folded to small blind Shi Enze, he opened to 2,500 and was met with an all-in from big blind Hanusi Milan for 19,000. Enze puts in the call with Q♣ J♣ and is dominated by Hanusi’s K♣ Q♠ . The board however, ran 5♣ A♥ 7♦ J♠ 4♣ giving Shi a pair to knock his opponent out.

Players are on a 60 minute dinner break. 263 entries have so far been recorded for today’s Main Event flight with two more levels to go before registration closes.

With 25,000 already in the middle preflop, Liu Lijia was seen pushing out a 19,000 bet on flop K♦ K♥ K♠ . Liu continued to fire both turn T♠ and river 3♥ with Sun calling down all three streets for his tournament life. Liu shows J♠ J♥ , no good against Sun’s A♦ K♣ quads.

Facing an open, button Sawairi Shun bumped it up to 4,500 and was met with another raise to 10,900 from small blind Tang Zhen. Sawairi clicked back to 21,000 and picked up the dead money after Tang threw in the fold.

A three way raised pot saw flop K♦ 7♥ 9♦ face up on the felt. Early limper Philip Yang led out a 5,000 bet and was raised by Chi Yanfei to 11,300. Yang goes for the shove for 47,500 total and merited a fold shortly after.

256 entries in for today’s Main Event Day 1A with registration open through Level 8 @21:45.

With an open and a call in front of him, button Kim Andrei sent out a 6,000 raise, called by both players. On flop 7♥ 6♠ J♣ , Kim continued for 11,000, check called by original raiser Ma Yanjun. Turn A♣ saw Kim gun for another 12,000 and Ma throws in the fold.

Utg+1 Yu Xiangyu opened to 1,200 and called a 3,700 three bet from Sun Bin right behind. Flop came 7♠ 3♥ 8♠ and Sun continued for 2,500. Yu pulled a check raise to 7,000 and barreled another 10,000 on turn 9♦ . Sun called both streets but was unable to call off Yu’s 17,500 all-in by the river for the loss.

Li Tuo defended his open and called a 4,800 three bet from button Hu Chao. On flop 8♣ 9♥ 8♦ , Hu continued for 3,200, check called by Li. Hu barreled a heftier 15,500 on turn 2♣ , convincing Li to throw it in the muck.

Hijack Hu Tianshi opened to 1,500 and was met with a three bet to 4,000 from button Chen Shaoyi. A four bet five bet exchange led to all the chips rushing in to the middle, Hu at risk for his 110,000 stack.

Hu A♦ K♦ Chen A♥ A♠

An ace high board rolled on the felt, leaving Hu still crushed entirely.

A staggering 230 entries have so far been recorded for the first flight of this season’s Main Event! Registration continues through Level 8 @ 21:45.

With an open and a call in front of him, button Shi Qizheng squeezed to 6,500. Both players completed and headed to flop 6♦ 8♠ 9♣ . All three checked it down, peeling turn 4♣ . Original raiser Li Xiang led for 4,000, called only by Shi. On river 9♠ , Li pushed another 5,500 in, Shi with a final call. Li tables 3♦ 4♦ and takes it down.

An all-in preflop situation, Mamo Yin was in huge trouble after he got his last 83,000 in with K♦ K♠ against Wang Wuyi’s A♦ A♣ . Already drawing slim, an ace high board turned up on the felt, knocking Mamo out of the table.

Hijack Chen Kaile opened to 1,200 and found Chen Yubo firing a three bet to 3,800. Kaile clapped back with a raise to 11,500, Yubo with a call. Flop came Q♥ 5♠ 5♦ and Kaile continued for 11,000. Yubo calls behind, but gives it up after Kaile moved all-in on turn 7♠ .

A three bet pot, four players headed to flop 8♥ 7♣ 4♦ . Action was checked through to turn 2♥ where original raiser Suen Wai Kin threw in an 8,000 bet. Huang Peng one seat after made the call and paid up a final 20,000 bet on river 3♣ . Suen reveals 6♥ 6♠ and Huang throws his hand in the muck.

Hijack Bei Xiao opened and called a three bet to 3,300 from small blind Tian Kaile. Board ran 5♠ 6♦ 4♥ 2♠ 7♣ and saw Tian check call all three streets down to the river. Bei Xiao reveals 4♦ 7♦ for two pair, Tian with a muck.

Utg+2 Meng Meng opened the action and was called by two other players behind. Cutoff Valeriy Pak squeezed to 6,800 and Meng moved all-in for 15,300 total. Pak calls with T♠ T♣ and is largely behind Meng’s J♠ J♣ . The board A♦ 2♦ 7♣ K♠ 5♠ faded Pak’s two outs, earning Meng the double up.

189 entries in so far for today’s Main Event Day 1A games. Registration open through Level 8 @ 21:45.

With 30,000 in the middle on board T♥ 8♥ 2♦ 6♣ saw Zhang Jiianhao continue for 12,000. Lin Yu Ping behind, shoved all-in for 16,500 more and was called by his opponent.

Lin Q♦ Q♥ Zhang A♦ A♠

Drawing to two outs, the river 3♠ wasn’t one, knocking him out from the qualifier.

Utg Wang Yongqing opened to 1,100 and was met with a three bet to 3,200 from Chen Xiaoru. Wang answered with a four bet to 10,000, called by Chen. On flop T♠ A♥ Q♦ , Wang fired a 9,000 bet and took down the pot after Chen folded.

On a board of K♠ 8♣ 3♠ K♥ 6♦ , Zhang Chi found himself in trouble with K♦ Q♦ as his opponent Chi Yanfei revealed 8♥ 8♦ for a full house. Chi scoops up the pot, knocking out Zhang of the Main Event games.

141 entries in so far for today’s Main Event Day 1A with registration open for seven more hours.

Facing a three bet and a call, Taira Marai shoved her last 3,600 in with J♠ J♣ and ran right into Luo Jianming’s A♥ A♠ . No help came on board 8♦ 2♦ 5♣ Q♥ 8♣ , sending her out of the Main Event games early on.

Chi Yanfei with an early open faced a three bet to 3,900 from big blind Yiming Li. Chi with a call, headed to flop 4♣ 6♠ 6♥ . Yiming barreled 4,500, and another 14,500 on turn 9♣ yet was not able to continue after Chi moved all-in for 53,000.

With only 1,600 in the middle, action was seen on Suen Wai Kin with a 20,000 raise. Meremans Antoine just behind shoved all-in for 49,300 and was called by Suen with A♣ Q♥ . Meremans is ahead with Q♠ Q♣ and shipped the six figure pot after the board rolled 4♠ J♦ 4♦ J♠ 4♣ .

85 entries have been recorded so far for today’s Main Event Day 1A. Registration open through Level 8 @ 21:45.

A fourway three bet pot saw flop 7♥ 7♦ 6♣ . Aggressor Dai Linghui continued for 2,000 and found Ruan Jiayu next to him bump it up to 6,000. Dai continues, peeling turn 3♥ . Both check it through leading to river 9♣ . Dai led out for 7,000, Ruan with a final call. Dai shows 7♠ 5♠ and takes the pot with trips.

Hijack Tan Yubing opened the action to 600, called by two players behind. Small blind Goyal Abishek raised it to 1,200 and saw the big blind come along. Tan answered with a raise to 4,800, called only by Goyal. Flop came K♥ 2♣ 4♠ and Goyal pulled a check raise to 12,000. Tan makes the call and jams the turn 3♦ . Goyal check called for his remaining 16,400 with J♦ J♠ and finds himself ahead of Tan’s A♠ Q♠ . The river 6♣ changed nothing, earning Goyal the full double up.

With 2,500 in the middle on board 4♥ 8♠ 7♠ T♠ 7♣ , action was seen on Davis Morris with a pot size bet. Yu Zhichen bumped it up to 7,000 and faced a raise to 15,000 from Davis. Yu makes the call and mucks after Davis shows 8♦ 8♣ for a boat.

Main Event Day 1A action begins, good luck to all the players!

The first flight of the Main Event is in the books after eleven hours of play with 84 runners out of the 319 entry field making it through to Day 2. Leading the pack is Lin Yan with a massive 836,000 chip stack to end the night. Lin was amongst the top counts by the time registration closed and soared to the lead after scooping up Zhang Jiintao’s entire stack late in the day. Lin maintained his advantage over the field all the way, bringing a whopping 278 BB through to the next round.

Chip Counts

Utg Norietis Rolands opened to 6,000 and was followed by a three bet to 14,500 from Fan Chih Wei. Norietis shoved all-in, called by Fan for his remaining 37,000.

Norietis T♥ T♠ Fan A♠ Q♣

Down to the last hand of the day, Norietis found his stack crash after the board 9♠ Q♥ 7♣ K♦ 9♥ ran in favor of the overcards.

An all-in preflop situation, two stacks rushed to the middle - Chen Wen Wen with K♣ K♠ against Chou Ya Ting’s A♦ A♠ . Chen at risk, landed a set on K♦ 6♦ 4♥ 2♦ T♦ but was knocked out shortly after the board ran a once card flush for Chou.

Cutoff opened and was followed by a three bet to 17,000 from button Shi Enze. Big blind Wang Yanfeng fired a four bet to 46,500 and called off for his remaining 76,000 after Shi moved all-in.

Shi A♣ K♥ Wang Q♥ Q♣

Up for a flip, the board 6♦ 7♠ 3♣ 5♥ 7♥ spared no overcards, giving Wang the pot.