Sparrow Cheung was the first player to the collection booth having just fallen in 10th place. He struggled with a very short stack all day and managed to hold on to reach the money round. He moved all in on the second hand of the final table and was up against Kai Paulsen who also shoved.
Paulsen A♥ Q♦
Cheung J♠ 9♠
The board ran K♦ 6♣ 10♠ 2♥ A♠. Cheung earned HKD 72,200 for his finish. Paulsen now up to 160k.