Championship Warm Up ($600)

Yu Lin of Taiwan opens from utg+2 for 2,000 and gets two callers.

The flop is 6♥ 4♣ 3♣ as the caller in the sb and Yu check. Japan’s Takahiro Seki takes the betting lead and fires 4,000. The player in the sb calls but then Yu check-raises to 12,000. Seki calls and the player in the sb folds. It’s heads-up to the turn of the 9♥ Yu continues for 20,000 and gets quickly called by the Seki. The river is the A♣ and the presence of a third club prompts both players to check.

Yu tables A♠ 3♥ for Aces up on the river while Seki shows 6♣ 6♦ for a set on the flop.

The hit drops Yu to just a shade over 21,000 while the Japanese player moves closer to the 170,000 chip mark.