HomeJapan’s Azusa Maeda was one of the chip leaders entering Day 2. His his stack took a slight hit when he was up against Lim Min Soon of Singapore.
Flop read J♥ 7♥ 2♠ and Maeda fired 2,000 to the middle of an already raised pot. Min Soon replied with a shove worth almost 17,000. Maeda folded his hand.