Day 3
Nie Yizhou runs into queens

Folded to Nie Yizhou in the small blind, he shoved his remaining 1,000,000 in with K♥ 6♠ and was called by big blind Qi Xuming with Q♠ Q♣ . The board 9♦ 3♠ 8♦ 4♥ 5♣ ran safe for the pocket pair, eliminating Nie from the running.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
3,900,000(31 BB) | 1,650,000 | |
busted | -1,400,000 |
Hanusi Mate chops it up with Nie Yizhou
Cutoff Hanusi Mate opened to 225,000, called by the small blind. Big blind Nie Yizhou stuffed his 1,375,000 in and was up against the raiser’s A♣ K♥ . Nie with A♥ Q♥ was dominated but was saved from elimination after the board rolled 3♥ 8♠ 8♥ 3♣ 4♠ for a split pot.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
2,400,000(24 BB) | -700,000 | |
1,400,000(14 BB) | 300,000 |
Valeriy Fokin spikes lucky turn
Hijack Nie Yizhou opened and saw short stacked Valeriy Fokin defend his big blind. On flop A♥ 7♦ T♣ , Fokin called off his remaining 475,000 with A♣ 8♣ and was up against Nie’s A♠ K♣ . Gunning for two outs, Fokin spiked an 8♥ on the turn to survive through.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
1,375,000(18 BB) | 575,000 | |
1,100,000(15 BB) | 450,000 |
No callers for Xu Jieming
Cutoff Nie Yizhou opened to 120,000, called by the button. Small blind Xu Jieming put in a raise to 600,000 and ushered two folds shortly after. Xu shows T♦ T♠ and rakes it in.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
2,700,000(45 BB) | 1,545,000 | |
650,000(11 BB) | -550,000 |
Nie Yizhou double barrels vs big blind
Cutoff Nie Yizhou opened to 100,000, joined by big blind Chen Chuan Shu on flop J♦ Q♠ 4♠ . Nie continued for 55,000 and another 180,000 on turn 5♣ . Chen unable to continue with the last bet, slips his hand in the muck.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
1,300,000(26 BB) | 150,000 | |
1,200,000(24 BB) | 1,122,000 |
Day 1B
Nie Yizhou fills up on the river

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.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
78,000(260 BB) | 78,000 | |
34,000(113 BB) | 34,000 | |
26,000(87 BB) | 26,000 |