Day 1

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3/25/2024, 6:23:00 PM

Zhou Quan doubles up

Level 8: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000
Zhou Quan
Zhou Quan

Facing an open, Zhou Quan flicked in his 65,000 stack with A 8 and was called by raiser Thomas Boivin with K Q . Up for a race, the board A 5 5 T T quickly paired up Zhou’s ace, earning him a double up to 25 BB.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
660,000(110 BB)
-90,000
150,000(25 BB)
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3/25/2024, 4:46:00 PM

Li Keyi puts on the pressure

Level 5: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Li Keyi
Li Keyi

Utg+1 Zhou Quan opened to 7,000 and called Li Keyi’s three bet to 27,000 behind. Flop came 4 5 7 and saw Zhou check call 18,000, and another 100,000 on turn K . By the river 8 however, Zhou was unable to continue after Li put him all-in for his remaining 150,000. Li takes the pot and climbs to a 233 BB stack.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
700,000(233 BB)
150,000
150,000(50 BB)
-140,000
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3/25/2024, 4:38:00 PM

Yu Lei with a four bet

Level 5: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Utg+1 Yu Lei bumped it up to 6,500 and was met with a raise by Zhou Quan behind to 19,500. Yu answered with a four bet to 51,500, enough to convince Zhou to throw in the towel.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
870,000(290 BB)
-30,000
290,000(97 BB)
20,000
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3/25/2024, 3:37:00 PM

Yu Lei ahead all the way

Level 4: 1,500 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Yu Lei
Yu Lei

Yu Lei opened on the button and was joined by both players on the blinds on flop 9 K 5 . Checked to Yu, he continued for 2,500, raised by small blind Zhou Quan to 10,000. Big blind opts out and Yu makes the call. On turn 3 , Zhou check called a 47,000 bet from Yu and another 235,000 on river 6 . Yu reveals top set K K and packs in the win.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
900,000(360 BB)
280,000
270,000(108 BB)
-340,000
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3/25/2024, 2:31:00 PM

Set good for Zhou Quan

Level 2: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
Zhou Quan
Zhou Quan

Hijack Zhou Quan opened to 3,500 and saw both players on the blinds complete. On flop K 5 4 , Zhou continued for 6,000, called by small blind Valeriy Pak. Zhou fired a heftier 16,500 on turn 3 and called Pak’s raise to 38,000 not long after. On river Q , Pak sent out a final 77,000 bet, called by his opponent. Pak shows 7 7 , no good against Zhou’s set 4 4 .

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
610,000(407 BB)
610,000
210,000(140 BB)
-128,000