Kazuhiko Yotsushika raised to 2,500 on the button and Hongjun Zhao called in the small blind. Fabian Geisel three-bet to 10,000 in the big blind and Yotsushika reluctantly called, while Zhao got out of the way. On a flop of , Geisel bet the pot for 22,500 and Yotsushika moved all in. Geisel asked for a count, and it was 32,400 in total, which the German then called.
Kazuhiko Yotsushika:
Fabian Geisel:
The turn and river didn't change the outcome of the hand, just improved Yotsushika to a straight, and he doubled to get ahead of Geisel in the counts.
On the three-way turn showing , Edison Nguyen bet 6,500 and Vladimir Troyanovskiy moved all in for another 8,900 on top, forcing out Imad Derwiche who was also in the hand. Nguyen eventually called and the cards were tabled.
Vladimir Troyanovskiy:
Edison Nguyen:
The river was a blank and Troyanovskiy doubled. Nguyen took another hit to the stack soon after, folding to a pot-sized river bet of Sam Greenwood, and fell down further in the counts.
Imad Derwiche limped in, as did Maksim Shuts, and Vladimir Troyanovskiy raised to 6,000. Only Derwiche called and the flop came . Derwiche check-called a bet worth 6,000 before the on the turn provided a second pair on the board. Derwiche now bet 15,000 and Troyanovskiy folded.
Over on table two, Isaac Haxton raised the button and called the three-bet to 10,500 by Kenneth Wong. On the flop, Wong bet 3,200 to put Haxton all in for the remaining stack, and Haxton quickly called.
Isaac Haxton:
Kenneth Wong: .
While Haxton had flopped the flush, the on the turn made things interesting again as Wong picked up four outs for a full house. A blank river failed to improve him and Haxton doubled.
On a three-way turn showing , Jan Collado bet 6,500 in the big blind and Ka Kwan Lau called from early position, while Sylvain Loosli folded. The fell on the river and Collado now bet 12,500, which Lau called within a few seconds only.
Instead of turning over his cards, Collado mucked instantly and Lau claimed the pot without having to show any of his cards.
Maksim Shuts showed up with a new ticket in the hand right as the dinner break ended, and he was closely followed by Imad Derwiche. Shuts is on his second and final bullet for this tournament, while Derwiche is on the first entry.
The registration will remain open for the next two levels and close at approximately 10.30 p.m. local time.
In one of the first hands after dinner, Sam Greenwood raised and Derwiche called in the big blind. Derwiche bet the flop for 4,000 and Greenwood called before the Frenchman also bet the turn for 6,000 and the river for 5,000. Greenwood called both bets and Derwiche showed for a straight, which Greenwood had beat with for a flush.
Thus far there have been 31 entries including four re-entries, and 22 players currently remain. They have been sent into a 60-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 8.50 p.m. local time. Registration remains open for another two levels and the following break, giving everyone almost three hours to join the action.
Jussi Nevanlinna raised on the button and Kazuhiko Yotsushika defended the big blind to then bet the flop for 5,000 into a pot of 6,500. Nevanlinna called and the duo checked the on the turn. Yotsushika made it 12,000 to go on the river and Nevanlinna raised it up to 40,000.
Yotsushika was taken aback and took around one minute before releasing his cards into the muck.
On the turn with 15,300 in the middle, Oliver Weis checked and Edison Nguyen made it 15,200 to go. Weis checked his cards and then sighed while tossing them into the muck. Both players were almost even after the hand, separated by just one big blind.
Jan Collado has been slipping some as well, and also folded to a pot-sized bet by Shuo Li on a turn. Li slowly but steadily increased his stack without showdown, joining the top of the leader board behind Quan Zhou.
The HK$206,000 Single-Day High Roller champion called a raise to 2,500 by Shao Me Yang from the big blind, Michael Song and Kenneth Wong in the small blind were also in the mix. On the flop of , Wong checked and Zhou's bet worth 5,800 took down the pot right there.
, Geisel bet the pot for 22,500 and Yotsushika moved all in. Geisel asked for a count, and it was 32,400 in total, which the German then called.
turn and 
river didn't change the outcome of the hand, just improved Yotsushika to a straight, and he doubled to get ahead of Geisel in the counts.
, Edison Nguyen bet 6,500 and Vladimir Troyanovskiy moved all in for another 8,900 on top, forcing out Imad Derwiche who was also in the hand. Nguyen eventually called and the cards were tabled.
river failed to improve him and Haxton doubled.
fell on the river and Collado now bet 12,500, which Lau called within a few seconds only.
flop for 4,000 and Greenwood called before the Frenchman also bet the 
turn with 15,300 in the middle, Oliver Weis checked and Edison Nguyen made it 15,200 to go. Weis checked his cards and then sighed while tossing them into the muck. Both players were almost even after the hand, separated by just one big blind.
