On a board Q♥ 3♥ 6♥ 2♦ and 20k already splashed, Takahiro Abu bet 9k, Euryd Rivera raised to 21k, Yuanchao Li called, and back to Abu who also called. On the 5♠ river, Abu and Rivera checked, Li bet 25k, Abu called, Rivera folded and showed Q♦ Q♣ set. Li opened 4♦ 5♦ straight but still not good enough to win the pot with Abu tabling K♥ J♥ flush. Abu up to 290k, Li down to 220k, Rivera at 165k.
Lots of chips splashed on the felt during this hand. Utg Soo Jo Kim raised to 7500, mp Marvin Rettenmaier called, Louis Bilodeau called, bb Chen Yazhou three-bet to 29k which was called by the Kim and Rettenmaier. At the flop 9♣ A♥ J♥ and 6♥ turn all three checked. On the 3♦ river Yazhou bet 36k and won the pot with no callers. Yazhou up to 580k.
On a board 8♦ A♠ A♦ 6♣ and 24k brewed, Tao Gang checked to Thomas Lee who bet 20k. Gang raised to 55k, Lee answered wit a shove, Gang folded. Lee climbed to 335k. Gang down to 98k.
23k weighed down the middle as two players stared down a board 10♦ 9♥ 8♥ K♠. Hubert Spiess fired 31k, John Tech called. On the river 6♠, Spiess jammed, Tech folded. Spiess up to 215k, Tech down to 105k.
Catching the action on a full board J♣ 7♠ 10♠ 6♥ 6♠ and 20.5k in the middle. Thomas Lee bet 25k, David Erquiaga tanked then opted to fold while showing 6♦ trips. Lee didn’t show.
Daiki Horikawa raised to 6k, button Wilson Lim three-bet, sb Chen Zhi Ning four-bet jammed, Horikawa folded, Lim called.
Chen A♦ Q♠
Lim K♠ J♣
Though Chen was slightly ahead, he fell out of the running when the board ran 9♥ 9♣ 3♣ 10♦ J♠. Lim climbed to 185k.
On a flop K♦ J♣ 4♠ and 18k in the pot, a player bet 16k, Kar Ooi Low raised to 80k, player shoved, Low snap-called. At the showdown, player was ahead with K♥ J♠ two pair to Low’s A♦ A♠. However, the turn 4♥ switched them up for a higher two pair to Low. The river 3♠ ended the board. Low shipped it to 290k while sending a player out in the process.
With 45k in the pot, the flop came 7♣ 4♥ 7♠ Chen Yazhou bet 3500, Ori Mendi raise to 34k, Yazhou shoved. Mendi folded but showed Q♣ Q♠. Yazhou took down the pot and didn’t show. Yazhou up to 455k. Medi’s stack down to 125k.
The flop landed J♦ 9♥ 9♣ with 19k already in the pot. Yoo Gyeong Tae check-raised Euryd Rivera who initially bet 6.5k to bump it up to 13.5k. Rivera called. Turn came 10♥ Tae bet 15k, Rivera folded. Tae took down a nice pot bringing his chip count to 170k, Rivera down to 80k.