Main Event

With 41,000 in the middle on board Q♥ T♦ 2♦ T♥ , action was seen on button Stephen O’Dwyer with a 22,000 bet. Big blind Shi Qizheng check calls, heading to turn A♠ . Checked to him once more, O’Dwyer fired a hefty 88,000, Shi with a tank fold.

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.

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.