Liu First to Bust on Day 1
Nível 2
: 200/400, 0 ante
Sasha Liu dropped to 21,000 after two multi-way pots that were scooped by Chance Kornuth without showdown. First it was a raise to 1,800 by Abraham Faroni that was called three ways including Kornuth, Veselin Karakitukov and Liu, and after a checked flop of 
, a bet of Kornuth on the 
turn won the pot.
Then, Faroni opened to 1,200 and Kornuth came along from the button, as was Liu in the big blind. On the 
flop, Liu check-folded to a bet of 2,500 by Faroni and a call by Kornuth. Faroni also bet the 
turn for 4,000 and received the call before check-folding the 
river to a bet of 7,800.
Liu left the tournament area soon after and David Wang confirmed that she ended up second-best with aces against his 
.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000 | 180,000 |
|
167,000 | 17,000 |
|
155,000 | 155,000 |
|
Eliminado |
and both players checked.
, and Kamran checked again. Geilich bet 3,500, and Kamran folded.
, Mohsin Virani led for 12,200 into a pot of 16,000 and Antti Marttinen raised to 31,300. Virani wasted little time before reraising the pot and that sent Marttinen into the think tank. The Finn eventually folded and Virani claimed the pot.
river and van Hoof made it 43,600 to go. Krasienko pondered over his decision and sent his cards into the muck.
with 35,000 in the middle, Ka Kwan Lau bet 28,500 from the small blind.
on the turn, and when the river landed the 
, the big blind led for 3,600.
for trips to best his opponent's 
