Day 1A
Preflop Battle Goes to Jianjun Xu
Jianjun XuFacing an utg open, Jianjun Xu fired a three bet to 4,600, and was met with a cold four bet behind from Yiyu Zhou. Initial raiser folded, and Xu answered with another raise to 36,600, convincing Zhou to surrender.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
JX Jianjun Xu | 92,500(116 BB) |
| 69,800(87 BB) |
Jianjun Xu Cracks Xinyu Shu's Aces
Jianjun XuJianjun Xu opened to 1,300 on the hijack and was met with a 3,300 three bet from Yiyu Zhou behind. Xinyu Shu on the button came along for a three way pot on flop 7♣ 7♦ 9♦ . Zhou continued for 4,000, raised by Shu to 11,000. Both went ahead to turn T♠ , where Shu sent out a hefty 40,000. Xu makes the call for his remaining 25,300 with 9♣ 9♥ , and gets the best of it against Shu's A♣ A♦ , all the way down to river 3♦ .
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
JX Jianjun Xu | 94,800(190 BB) |
| 40,000(80 BB) | |
SX Shu Xinyu | 16,500(33 BB) |
Xinyu Shu on the Move
Xinyu ShuWith an open and two calls ahead, Xinyu Shu three bet squeezed on the button to 3,200 and saw only Jianjun Xu continue to flop 9♦ 7♣ 6♥ . Both checked it through to turn K♣ where Xu check called 2,000. Shu churned out a final 7,000 on river K♠ , and shipped the pot just as Xu folded.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
SX Shu Xinyu | 51,300(171 BB) |
JX Jianjun Xu | 32,300(108 BB) |
Bottom Pair Wins It for Jianjun Xu
Jianjun XuXixiang Luo opened to 600 on the button and saw both players on the blinds come along on flop 2♦ 8♥ 3♣ . Luo continued for 1,100, check called by Jianjun Xu. Turn 7♦ and river Q♣ were checked down, revealing Xu's bottom pair 5♣ 2♠ , good for the pot.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
XL Xixiang Luo | 50,100(251 BB) |
JX Jianjun Xu | 42,200(211 BB) |









