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Main Event Day 1B ends with Filipino Edwin Dela Cruz bagging a monster stack
Break time, 38 players remaining
5,000 BB Ante
Players are on their fifth break of the day. When they return, blinds will be up to 3,000-6,000, 6,000 BB Ante. 38 players are left. They play to ITM of 26 players. Edwin Dela Cruz leads with 450,000.
Paul Teoh shoves
4,000 BB Ante
Paul Teoh is down to 73,000 and shoves from under the gun. Action folds around, the big blind Jen Li Liu shows his 10-2 and can’t call. Blinds and antes to Teoh to rise to 83,000.
Short stacked Justin Chi Jen Chu doubles through
Blinds up, 50 players remaining
3,000 BB Ante
50 players remaining at Day 1B. Blinds are up. The heat wraps up at ITM of 26 players.
Blinds up, 58 players remaining
2,500 BB Ante
Blinds are up again. 58 players remaining. Day 1B plays down to ITM of 26 players. Currently leading the race is Hon Che Wang with 320,000.
21;:25: Zong Chi He calls to his doom, Kevin Ang ships it
Ying Chang Chen burned by quads
2,000 BB Ante
Ying Ching Chang came over to tell us how he busted. With pocket Aces raises to 4,000, small blind calls, big blind Diego Iglesias three-bets to 15,000, Chen four-bets to 30,000, sb folds, Iglesias calls. At the flop 7-9-9, Iglesias checks, Chen bets 25,000, Iglesias shoves, Chen joins for his remaining 14,000. Iglesias has Nine-Eight suited. The turn is 9 for quads to eliminate Chen.
Diego Iglesias -140,000
Blinds up, 70 players remaining
2,000 BB Ante
70 players remaining as Day 1B enters a new level. Day 1B bags up at ITM of 26 players.
Registration closes at 201 entries
1,200 BB Ante
Cards in the air for Level 10 which means registration is for Day 1B. The screens have it at 201 entries. They needed another 60 to match Day 1A and breach the guarantee. That should happen within the first level of tomorrow’s opening flight.
Remaining players will now play down to ITM of 26 players.
Blinds up, 179 entries
1,000 BB Ante
Blinds stay the same on this new level. Not many entrants at the previous round, only 11 picked up, This is the last level to register. 96 players are seated with Duncan Lee leading with 200,000.
Blinds up, 168 entries
1,000 BB Ante
New level, those entering will be sitting on a decent 30 BB stack. The screens have the tally at 168 entries with 115 players out there. Registration stays open for another two rounds, closing at the start of Level 10.
Blinds up, 159 entries
800 BB Ante
Blinds up, last two hours to get in today’s Day 1B flight. Players are on a break. 159 entries so far and climbing. 113 players are seated. Registration closes at the start of Level 10 (19:30). Buy in is TWD 20,000. Players start with a stack of 30,000.
Blinds up, 135 entries
600 BB Ante
Blinds up to 300-600, 600 BB Ante, 135 entries and climbing. Plenty of time to sign up with registration closing at the start of Level 10 (19:30). Buy in is TWD 20,000. Players start with a stack of 30,000.
Blinds up, 105 entries
500 BB Ante
Blinds are up. A large crowd signed up on the previous level with 105 entries at the start and more at registration. Plenty of time to sign up with registration closing at the start of Level 10 (19:30). Buy in is TWD 20,000. Players start with a stack of 30,000.
Notables in action
400 BB Ante
The tally is 90 entries with 80 players seated. Noteworthy players in the field are Luke Kuang Hung Lee 李光紘, Nevan Yu Chung Chang, Wai Kiat Lee, Hon Cheong Lee, Cheng Jing Lim 林成旌, Webster Chin Wei Lim, Murat Yesniyazov, and Niroshan Loganathan.
First break of the day, 68 entries
300 BB Ante
Level 3 just completed with 68 entries and 59 seated. Plenty of time to sign up with registration closing at the start of Level 10 (19:30). Buy in is TWD 20,000. Players start with a stack of 30,000.
Blinds up, 43 entries
300 BB Ante
Blinds are up again with 43 entries. Two players have already busted leaving 41 on the felt. Plenty of time to sign up with registration closing at the start of Level 10 (19:30). Buy in is TWD 20,000. Players start with a stack of 30,000.
