Main Event

123 players remain on the felt out of the 361 entry field with play concluding by the end of this level.

Top Chip Counts

Facing an open and two calls, big blind Suzuki Takaaki bumped it up to 18,500. Both players fold, leaving only Jin Bao Jun continuing to flop 6♦ 9♦ 4♣ . Suzuki continued for 15,500 yet folded shortly after Jin check raised to 40,000.

Mori Akihito opened from late position and was met with a 20,000 three bet from button Tang Zhen. Mori pushed for Tang’s 78,000 behind with the latter calling off with A♦ J♣ . Mori shows A♣ K♦ and cruised to victory after the board 8♣ 2♣ 3♦ T♦ Q♦ missed to pair either player.

Roh Sung Ho opened to 4,000, followed by a three bet to 10,500 from Suzuki Takaaki behind. Roh called and headed to flop J♠ 6♠ 9♥ . Suzuki continued for 8,500 and barreled another 21,000 on turn Q♥ . Roh called both streets and jammed his remaining 9,500 on river 4♠ with Suzuki calling behind. Roh shows A♣ 9♠ , way behind Suzuki’s top set Q♠ Q♣ .

A raised pot, four players saw flop 4♠ J♣ T♠ . Action was checked to hijack Zhou Bing who bet 7,500, called by both the raiser and Xu Jieming. On turn 4♣ , Xu this time led for 25,000, called only by Zhou behind. River K♦ went check check and Zhou shows A♦ T♦ , good against Xu’s A♠ 5♠ missed flush.

140 players remain on the floor out of the 361 entry field. Two more levels of play before bagging time.

Utg opened, called by three other players. Action on big blind Gecevicius Kestutis, he squeezed to 19,500 and was followed by an all-in from button Tamigawa Shuji. Gecevicius calls off for his remaining 35,000 with A♦ J♣ and is dominated by Tamigawa’s A♥ Q♠ . Board ran 6♠ Q♥ 2♥ A♣ 4♠ , leaving Gecevicius drawing dead by the turn.

Utg Yin Tao opened the action, called by Feng Xuefeng. Flop came 8♦ K♠ J♣ and saw Yin pull a check raise to 14,000. Feng completes and sees turn Q♦ . Both players check it through, revealing river 3♦ . Checked to Feng, he bet 26,500, convincing Yin to give it up.

Facing a cutoff open, button Liu Yuhang bumped it up to 12,000 and was followed by an all-in from small blind Wu Chia Yun for 77,000. Liu makes the call with J♦ J♠ and is in for a flip against Wu’s A♦ K♠ . The flop 6♥ 6♦ 3♠ A♣ 7♣ faded Wu’s overcards up until the turn and sealed Liu’s loss by the river.

A small blind vs big blind battle saw Yashiro Naoki at risk with A♥ 7♣ for his last 39,500 and faced Shi Qizheng’s K♣ 6♠ for a race. The board T♣ 3♠ 4♠ 9♠ 8♣ ran safe for Yashiro, earning him a double up with ace-high.

Yuzhu Wang opened to 4,000 and was met with a three bet to 11,000 from Lin Wenguo. Yuzhu answered with an all-in, called by Lin with K♦ K♥ for his remaining 70,000. Yuzhu with 9♦ 9♠ is drawing slim and was left crippled down to 9 BB after the board 6♥ 5♥ J♥ J♠ 3♥ delivered no bad beats.

Today’s Main Event Day 1B flight collected a total of 361 entries with only 187 players remaining on the felt. Play will conclude at the end of Level 11.

Top Chip Counts

Utg Lau Yun Fung opened, called by three other players. Button Phil Ivey jammed his 42,000 stack in with 9♣ 4♣ and was followed by an all-in with K♣ T♣ from raiser Lau for a slightly lesser stack. Running a race, Ivey flopped a pair on 8♥ 9♠ A♦ 2♠ 3♣ to put him at an advantage and eventually ship the pot.

Facing an open and a three bet, big blind Stephen O’Dwyer shoved his 32,000 stack in with A♥ 8♥ and was called by small blind Peng Meng Dian with Q♦ Q♥ . Whilst behind, O’Dwyer instantly flopped the nuts on 3♥ K♥ 2♥ 4♦ 4♣ , earning the full double up.

Hijack Chzhen Evgenii defended his open against button Yang Yifei’s 10,000 three bet and headed to flop 5♠ T♣ 5♣ . Both players check it through, revealing turn T♥ . Chzhen leads out for 7,000, called by Yang. On river 6♠ , Chzhen fired a heftier 22,000 and Yang folds.

A raised pot, action on flop 5♦ 5♥ 9♠ saw Yang Lifeng check raise to 5,200, called by Eman Segismundo. Yang barreled another 8,700 on turn 4♦ and a final 30,000 jam on river J♣ . Segismundo called all the way with J♠ T♠ , knocking out Yang’s 6♣ 8♥ eight high.

Chen Shaoyi shoved his remaining 32,000 blind and was called by Yu Jingyang with A♦ K♠ . Chen turns over 5♠ 6♣ and is in for a race for his tournament life. The board 6♥ 4♥ 9♥ 7♦ 4♦ instantly flopped Chen a pair to put him ahead all the way.

A whopping 340 entries have so far been recorded for today’s Day 1B with registration set to close by the end of this level.

Yang Hong opened to 21,100, joined by three callers behind. Board came J♣ 3♥ 4♥ 6♠ 4♦ and saw Yang barrel all three streets with only big blind Koga Genji left in contention for the pot by the river. Koga check shoved and Yang makes the final call with A♥ J♥ . Koga shows 5♣ 2♦ for a turned straight to take it down.

Another all-in preflop situation saw Suen Wai Kin limp jam 18,000 in with A♠ K♥ and faced big blind Fan Fan’s J♦ J♥ . The board 9♥ 3♦ T♦ 6♠ Q♦ spared none of Suen’s overcards to knock him out of the Main Event games.

Hijack Han Yadong opened to 2,200 and called a 15,000 jam from Chen Xianling behind. Chen is ahead with J♥ J♠ against Han’s A♠ J♣ and secured the win after the board ran clear of any ace.

Three players in a three bet pot headed to flop 9♣ 3♣ K♣ . Action was checked through, revealing turn Q♣ where Liu Yuhan fired a 6,200 bet, called by both Chen Chi Jen and Kakazu Ryo. On river 9♠ , Chen led out for another 6,000 with only Kakazu calling for showdown. Chen shows 3♥ 3♦ and wins the pot with a set.

With 14,000 in the middle on board J♣ T♦ 4♠ 3♥ , Treccarichi Walter check called two streets with Chen Zhifeng leading the betting. River J♠ slowed down the action, Treccarichi shows K♥ K♦ , good against Chen’s Q♦ Q♣ .

Tournament runners will go on a 60 minute dinner break with play resuming at 7:30 - Level 7. 301 entries have been recorded so far for today’s Main Event flight with registration open through Level 8 @ 21:45.

A three way three bet saw flop J♠ 6♥ 7♥ , checked to aggressor Liu Zhexu, he fired an 11,000 continuation bet. Big blind Akizuki Takuto check calls and goes to turn A♣ . Akizuki shoves all-in for 21,000, Liu with a tank fold.

Chen Feng defended his big blind against utg+1 Bilodeau Louis’ open and saw flop 8♠ 8♣ 7♦ . Bilodeau continued for 2,500, called by Chen. Turn 8♦ went check check, peeling river T♥ . Chen leads for 8,600 and receives just a call from Bilodeau. Chen shows J♦ J♠ , no good against Bilodeau’s A♥ A♣ .

Button Aghayev Farhad opened the action and was joined by both players on the blinds on flop T♣ Q♥ Q♣ . Aghayev continued for 1,500 and called small blind Cheng Ping’s raise to 3,500. Turn 4♥ saw Cheng bet 6,300 then jam the river 8♥ . Aghayev snap calls with his remaining 14,000 and shows J♣ 9♠ for a straight, crushing Cheng’s Q♠ J♠ .

Utg Zhitnik Aleksandr opened and called a 6,200 three bet from Ruan Jiayu, revealing board 7♥ 6♥ 5♣ 7♣ 5♥ . Ruan fired a 6,000 continuation bet and another 12,000 on turn 7♣ with Zhitnik check calling both streets. River 5♥ went check check, Zhitnik shows T♠ T♣ and Ruan mucks behind.

290 entries in so far for today’s Day 1B flight with all tables on the floor filled up. Registration open through the end of Level 8 @ 21:45.

Daniel Lee called Zhang Xin’s 3,900 three bet preflop and saw 4♥ 3♠ Q♣ face up on the felt. Zhang bets 3,000 and proceeds to jam 17,000 on turn J♣ with Lee quickly calling behind. Zhang reveals 8♠ 8♦ , crushed against Lee’s flopped set 4♦ 4♠ . The river K♣ changed nothing, leaving Zhang out of the Day 1B flight.

Utg Li Zei opened to 1,500, joined by two other players on flop 4♦ K♦ Q♥ . Li continued for 2,000, raised by Long Xiaohan to 8,000. Only Li continues to turn J♦ with both players checking it through. Li leads the river 8♥ for 15,000, called by his opponent. Li shows T♦ 7♦ for a flush and ships the pot.

On flop 5♦ 2♠ 3♦ , three stacks came rushing in with big blind Zhou Lin landing the nuts with 4♦ 6♣ against Yanagimoto Shun’s A♦ A♠ and Jin Guodong’s Q♣ Q♠ . Both premium pairs drawing dead, Zhou scooped the three way pot and chips up to a 188 big blind stack.

A total of 255 entries have been recorded so far for today’s Main Event Day 1B flight. Registration remains open through Level 8 @ 21:45.

Hijack Ota Nozomi opened and called Qi Xuming‘s 3,200 three bet right behind. On board 7♠ 8♣ Q♦ 5♣ 8♥ , Ota proceeded to check call all three streets, his tournament life at risk by the river. Qi shows K♣ 2♣ air and lost the pot to Ota’s A♥ Q♠ .

With 12,000 in the middle by river Q♥ 5♣ 9♦ J♥ 4♦ , Pan Hai led out a 7,000 bet and was raised by Zhendong Li to 25,000. Pan makes the call with A♦ A♣ and is good against Zhendong’s K♣ 9♥ .

Button Ji Xiaqing defended his open and called a 7,500 three bet from Feng Xuefeng. Both players checked flop Q♣ T♦ 8c} through, revealing turn 2♥ . Feng led for 8,000, called by Ji. River Q♦ completed the board, and saw Feng check fold vs Ji’s 32,500 jam.

An 18,000 pot saw Kakiuchi Yusuke shove all-in by the river 4♥ 4♦ 8♣ 6♦ 3♠ for 21,000 and was called by Shebat Christopher with 8♥ 9♥ . Both with two pair, Kakiuchi’s kicker goes into play, earning him the pot.

208 entries in so far for today’s Main Event Day 1B flight with registration open through Level 8 @ 21:45.

Utg Tsujisaka Tetsuya open shoved 18,000 in with 4♣ 4♠ and was met with another all-in behind from Lu Yingjun with A♣ K♠ . Flipping for the 92 BB pot, Tsujisaka doubled through after the board 8♦ 5♦ 3♣ 9♣ 4♦ faced up on the felt.

An all-in preflop situation saw Yang Hong all-in for his last 11,000 with T♠ T♦ and faced Nakada Yuki’s Q♠ Q♣ . The board 7♥ K♥ 9♠ 3♥ Q♦ felted no tens, sending Yang out of the flight.

An all-in preflop situation saw Yang Hong all-in for his last 11,000 with T♠ T♦ and faced Nakada Yuki’s Q♠ Q♣ . The board 7♥ K♥ 9♠ 3♥ Q♦ felted no tens, sending Yang out of the flight.

With 12,000 in the middle on T♦ 3♥ 4♥ , action was seen on Xu Jieming who fired a 4,000 bet, called by Wang Weinan. Xu barreled another 10,000 on turn 3♠ and another 23,000 on river T♣ . Wang called all three streets and Xu instantly mucks. Wang shows Q♦ Q♣ .

158 entries have already been recorded for today’s Day 1B flight with registration open for over seven more hours.

With an open and three calls behind, big blind Nie Yizhou squeezed to 2,700, called by Lu Yingjun and Erdene Ochir. Flop came 7♦ J♣ 5♦ and Nie continued for 2,000. Only Lu made the call and headed to turn 9♠ . Nie this time, check called for 6,500 and saw river 8♣ . Nie leads for 16,000 and gets to showdown after Lu puts in the call. Nie shows T♣ T♠ for a straight, Lu with a muck.

Facing an utg open from Zhang Chi, Yoshimura Konosuke fired a three bet to 2,200 and was called by both Zhang and small blind Odaka Ryunosuke. Flop A♦ K♠ J♦ was checked to Zhang who bet 3,500, called by Odaka. Zhang raised it up to 18,000 with only Yoshimura continuing to turn Q♦ . Zhang moves all-in for 30,000 and claims the pot after Yoshimura gives it up.

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

Three players in a four bet pot preflop headed to 6♣ T♣ 5♣ . Checked to Chzhen Evgenii on the button, he fired an 8,000 bet, called by Utsunomiya Shota. Xue Wenwu pulled a check raise to 20,000 and saw only Chzhen complete. Xue barreled turn 8♥ and Chzhen called off for his remaining 14,000.

Xue A♣ J♣ Chzhen 9♠ 9♣

Chzhen drawing dead against Xue’s nut flush, headed right to registration to re-enter.

A three way three bet pot saw flop T♥ 5♠ K♠ . Aggressor Takeya Naoto continued for 1,600 and was raised by button Chen Zhifeng to 3,500. Lau Yung Fung check calls and Takeya puts in the fold. Turn 3♠ went check check, revealing river 7♣ . Chen sent out a 6,000 bet, check called by Lau. Chen shows A♠ K♦ and takes it down.

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

The second flight on schedule drew a staggering 361 entries with 108 runners making it through to Day 2. China’s Pan Hai bagged the largest across Day 1B with a massive 616,000 chip stack followed by Zhou Yun with 481,500. Poker icons Phil Ivey and Stephen O’Dwyer likewise survived the qualifying round and will be back on the felt on Sunday, March 31st for the Day 2 games.

Chip Counts

Utg Cai Ning defended his open vs cutoff Yang Suwei’s three bet to 15,000 and saw flop 2♥ K♦ J♠ . Cai proceeded to check raise to 37,500 and call off his 79,000 behind after Yang moved all-in. Yang shows A♥ A♣ , crushing Cai’s K♣ Q♣ . The turn J♥ and river 3♣ doesn’t help Cai’s case as he heads out on the last level of the day.

Facing an utg open, Yunfeng Sun fired a three bet to 16,000. Koga Genji a seat after raised it up to 45,000 yet folded after Yunfeng moved all-in for his 72,000 behind.

Xu Jiyue opened to 5,500 and was met with a three bet to 13,000 from Aghayev Farhad. Xu bumped it up to 30,000 and collected a fold from his opponent not long after.

Wu Chia Yun opened to 5,000 and was raised by Kun Wang to 15,000. Wu answered with an all-in for 99,500, called by Lin.

Wu A♥ A♣ Kun 9♦ 9♠

Drawing slim, Kun dropped down to 31 BB after no nines were seen on board T♣ 2♠ T♠ K♦ 2♦ .

Chen Feng opened to 5,500 and was raised by Lin Wenguo to 15,000. Chen answered with an all-in for 107,000, called by Lin.

Chen Q♥ Q♣ Lin A♥ T♥

A great spot for Chen, an eight high board ran on the felt, easily earning him a full double up.