Main Event

155 players out of today’s 385 entry field remain in the Main Event Day 1C games with the night set to wrap up by the end of this level.

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With an early open in front, cutoff Li Shaoming bumped it up to 12,500 and was cold called by big blind Tsuji Yasuyuki. Flop came 3♠ 5♦ 2♣ and saw Li continue for 10,000, check called by Tsuji. On turn T♣ , Li barreled another 30,000, convincing Tsuji to throw in the fold. Li shows Q♠ Q♣ .

With 35,000 in the pot on board A♦ Q♥ T♥ 7♠ Q♦ , action was seen on Zhu Jiahao firing all-in by the river. Li Shaoming tanks then calls off for his remaining 44,000 with A♥ J♣ , good against Zhu’s 5♦ 6♦ bluff.

The last flight on schedule drew in an additional 385 entries with only 129 runners surviving through the first eleven levels of play. USA’s Stanley Weng bagged the largest across the Day 1C games, bringing a sizeable 501,000 (167 BB) for tomorrow’s Day 2 festivities. Weng was amongst the big stacks after cracking Chen Tia Nai’s pocket kings by early evening and proceeded to consistently chip up to land the lead in the last two levels. Trailing right behind is China’s Li Shaoming with 460,000 (153 BB), followed by Japan’s Miyazawa Ren with 417,000 (139 BB).

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