TriciaTricia
3/26/2024, 9:00:00 PM

Registration is closed!

Level 9: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500

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The last flight on schedule for the WPT Opener added another 113 entries to the tally, recorded across eight levels of registration. Set to play down to ITM (12.5% of the field), only 15 players are guaranteed a spot into Day 2.

TriciaTricia
3/26/2024, 12:40:00 AM

China’s Zhang Ding stacks high in Day 1C

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000
Zhang Ding
Zhang Ding

After nearly six hours of play, the 113-entry field drew down to its final 14 players led by China’s Zhang Ding. Zhang capped the night with a 525,000 stack, joining the top ranks going into Day 2. Just below him is fellow countryman Chen Kaile with a sizeable 428,000 chip count.

Chip Counts 

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
DZ
Ding Zhang
525,000(44 BB)
525,000
KC
Kaile Chen
428,000(36 BB)
428,000
XY
Xi Yang
377,000(31 BB)
377,000
CL
Chao Li
264,000(22 BB)
264,000
SW
Song Wang
234,000(20 BB)
234,000
SJ
Song Jianzhong
183,000(15 BB)
183,000
LJ
Li Jiang Liu
161,000(13 BB)
161,000
BD
Bruno Desimoni
149,000(12 BB)
149,000
XY
Xiaotian Yang
108,000(9 BB)
108,000
YY
Yunchao Yu
70,000(6 BB)
70,000
BN
Bo Ning
41,000(3 BB)
41,000
XL
Xiang Li
31,000(3 BB)
31,000
KH
Keita Hirano
29,000(2 BB)
29,000
JY
Jianqiang Yu
23,200(2 BB)
23,200

Payouts

PlacePlayer
1
DZ
Ding Zhang
2
KC
Kaile Chen
3
XY
Xi Yang
4
CL
Chao Li
5
SW
Song Wang
6
SJ
Song Jianzhong
7
LJ
Li Jiang Liu
8
BD
Bruno Desimoni
9
XY
Xiaotian Yang
10
YY
Yunchao Yu
11
BN
Bo Ning
12
XL
Xiang Li
13
KH
Keita Hirano
14
JY
Jianqiang Yu
TriciaTricia
3/26/2024, 12:38:00 AM

Two players exit as the bubble

Level 18: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Dwindled down to 1.5 BB, big blind Mamiya Ruiko flicked in her last 5,000 with K J and was called by small blind Jianzhong Song with 4 5 . The board ran 4 Q T 5 6 , landing Jianzhong two pair for the win.

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Action on the other table saw Hanusi Mate shove his short stack in with 8 8 and was called by Desimoni Bruno with A Q . Up for a flip, a roller coaster board Q 6 8 Q 6 turned up on the felt which left Hanusi’s flopped set crushed by the river.

The two eliminated players will split a minimum payout while 14 additional runners head on to Day 2.

Chip Counts

PlayerChipsProgress
JS
Jianzhong Song
183,000(15 BB)
183,000
DB
Desimoni Bruno
149,000(12 BB)
149,000
MR
Mamiya Ruiko
busted
MH
Mate Hanusi
busted