On a turn board Q♥ 6♠ Q♣ 7♣, 125k was already in the middle, bb Prince Shek bet 60k. Down the orbit, Francis Garson raised to 200k, Shek folded. Shek down to 1.192M.
Rayhaan Adam put the heat on Sumit Sapra who shoved and got called. Sapra had 5♣ 5♦, Adam K♥ J♣ overcards, the board ran empty 10♠ 6♠ 2♠ Q♦ 2♦. Sapra up to 672k.
Lo-jack Hwang Sang Yeon raised to 50k, smal blind Yuwen Pan three-bet to 210k, Hwang called. On the flop 8♣ 3♥ 4♠, Pan c-bet 100k, Hwang matched it. On the turn 6♥ and river 5♦, both checked. Pan mucked, Hwang won the pot without having to show. Hwang up to 1.160M.
From utg+1, Francis Garson raised to 50k, cutoff Rayhaan Adam three-bet to 150k, Garson called. On the flop J♣ J♠ Q♦, both checked. On the turn 8♣, Garson led for 125k, Adam folded. Garson up to 1.3M.
9 players remaining
Chips in play: 9,113,700
Average stack: 1,012,633
Seat 1: Terry Siow Kim Foh 253k
Seat 2: Rayhaan Adam 2.44M
Seat 3: Prince Shek 1.222M
Seat 4: Tuan 472k
Seat 5: Yuwen Pan 1.678M
Seat 7: Francis Garson 1.15M
Seat 8: Sumit Sapra 356k
Seat 9: Hwang Sang Yeon 835k
Rayhaan Adam does it again! He delivered another bust to form the unofficial final table of 9 players. Falling in 10th place was Xiao Yucheng. Action opened with Adam raising to 60k from the button, bb Xiao three-bet to 175k, Adam called. On the flop 10♣ 9♠ 5♦, Xiao c-bet 165k, Adam quickly announced all in, Xiao tanked then called for his tournament life.
Adam Q♠ 10♠ top pair
Xiao A♠ 9♣ second pair
The turn 7♠ and river Q♦ completed the hand. Adam further improved. Xiao earned VNd 150,300,000 (~US$ 6,500) for his deep run.
Yuwen Pan lost some chips to Francis Garson but gained it back and more by eliminating Qian Xubo. It was all in preflop. Xubo with J♣ J♠, Pan A♥ Q♠, the board ran K♦ 5♦ A♣ 8♠ 4♦ for a higher pair spiked by Pan. Xubo earned VNd 125,250,000 (~US$ 4,500). Pan up to 1.8M.
We are down to 10 players. One more bust and we merge for the unofficial final table.
The pot built up to 230k preflop and the cards ran 4♥ 7♣ 4♦. Utg Yuwen Pan check-called a 70k bet from cutoff Francis Garson. On the turn K♥, Pan checked again, Garson bet 150k, this time Pan folded. Garson up to 1.2M, Pan dipped to 1.35M.
Round two between Lin Chen Kun and Rayhaan Adam sent Lin crashing into 12th place. From cutoff, Adam raised, button Lin shoved, Adam snap-called.
Lin A♠ K♠
Adam A♦ Q♣
The board was unkind to Lin as it ran out Q♠ Q♦ 5♠ 5♥ 10♦. Lin earned VND 125,250,000 (~US$ 5,400). Adam increased to 1.49M. 11 players remaining.