William Li opened the button to 1,500 and Donald Kurtz called from the small blind.

On the 2 Q 3 flop, Kurtz check-called a bet of 1,000 from Li. The 9 then fell on the turn, and it went check-check.

Kurtz changed his pace and fired 2,300 on the 4 river. Li called.

Kurtz tabled J T for a bluff, and it pushed the pot to Li who revealed a flopped pair of threes with 6 3 .

The action began with Haibo Yang opening to 1,500 from middle position. Chak Chan, seated directly to his left, three-bet to 4,500, and Wei Chen cold-called on the button. Yang opted to fold, leaving the two to go heads-up to the flop.

The dealer spread T 9 7 , and Chan continued with a c-bet of 3,500. Chen responded with a raise to 8,600. Without much hesitation, Chan moved all-in for roughly 30,000. Chen snap-called.

Chak Chan: A T

Wei Chen: 9 9

Chan was drawing thin, and the runout of 4 7 sealed his fate, sending him to the rail while Chen stacked the pot and is sitting now with a healthy stack halfway through the day.

With around 4,000 chips in the middle, the flop revealed 4 7 2 and Chang Liu checked from the small blind to Do Auang Trinh, who bet 12,500 from early position. Liu stuck around.

When the J hit on the turn, Liu checked to Trinh again, who then shoved all in for 37,300. After thinking for a while, Liu called to put his opponent at risk.

Do Auang Trinh: J T

Chang Liu: 7 7

Liu was far ahead with a set; however, his hope to collect one elimination was dashed by the K river, improving Trinh to a flush and keeping him alive in the tournament.

Koji Nagasaka continues to build momentum, with his stack steadily climbing throughout the day. In this latest clash, we picked up the action on the flop, where the Japanese national Nagasaka had moved all-in from the button, easily covering his fellow countryman Naiki Noda’s remaining 17,000 chips. With around 20,000 already in the middle, Noda made the quick call.

Naiki Noda: 8 8

Koji Nagasaka: A 4

The flop showed 8 6 4 , giving Noda top set but also offering Nagasaka a flush draw and a backdoor wheel draw. The turn brought the 9 , changing nothing, but the river delivered the J , completing Nagasaka’s nut flush.

With that, Noda hit the rail, while Nagasaka extended his already impressive chip lead.

Congya Zhang

A flop came A J 5 with around 5,000 in the pot. Congya Zhang checked from the big blind and Yu Xin Liu bet 1,600 in the cutoff. Zhang called.

It went check-check on the K turn and 9 river.

Zhang tabled A 6 and Liu also revealed A 6 making it a chop hand.

The hand began with Yixi Tang opening from middle position, before Seng Pang of Singapore three-bet to 5,500 on the button. Sitting in the small blind, Ka Yip cold-called the raise, and Tang also came along, creating a three-way pot.

The flop came down J 7 6 . Action was checked to Pang on the button, who continued with a bet of 10,000. Only Yip made the call, sending them to the turn.

The turn brought another seven with the 7 . Both players opted to check.

On the 3 river, Yip took the initiative and moved all-in, putting Pang to the test for his remaining stack. Without much hesitation, Pang folded, and Yip collected the pot without showdown.

Murly Manokharan opened the action from late position and found two callers: Yulan Shen on the button and Shota Kawaguchi in the big blind.

The flop came down K J 5 . Action was checked to Shen, who put out a small bet of 1,200. Only Manokharan made the call, while Kawaguchi got out of the way.

The T landed on the turn, and Shen continued with another small sizing, this time 2,200. Manokharan called once again.

The river brought the A , completing straight possibilities. This time, Manokharan led out for 8,000, representing significant strength. Shen paused briefly before tossing in the calling chips.

Manokharan indeed had a straight, as he revealed a winning Q T .

Mingie Zhang opened the button to 1,100 and Dajia Chen three-bet to 4,000 from the small blind. Zhang callled.

Chen continued for 5,000 on the T K 9 flop, and Zhang cranked it up to 7,000. Chen came along.

Action went check-check on the 7 turn. When the 6 fell on the river, Chen checked over and Zhang shoved all in for 25,500. After tanking for a long time, Chen eventually returned his cards to the dealer.

Maxim Sorokin

Maxim Sorokin raised the hijack to 1,000 and Sarawoot Ratanatabtim called from the cutoff, as did Barton Wood in the big blind.

Wood checked on the 6 8 9 flop and Sorokin bet 1,300. Only Ratanatabtim stuck around.

Sorokin sent another bet of 2,200 on the A turn and Ratanatabtim came along to see the 3 river. Sorokin fired a barrel of 3,100, and it still didn't deter Ratanatabtim from making the call.

Sorokin tabled T T and dragged in the pot as Ratanatabtim mucked.

The action started with Kookchunantoine Priniotakis opening from middle-position. Jun Li on the button made the call, before Kunlei Xie from China squeezed to 5,500 out of the small-blind. Both players made the call.

The flop came down Q 7 2 and the Chinese player continued with a bet of 7,000. The original opener folded, but Li quickly made the call.

Heads up to the 6 turn they went. On this, Xie barreled a hefty 20,000. After some thought, Li made the call. At this point, both players only had around 12,000 remaining in their stack.

The river was the 7 and Xie completed his aggression by putting the rest of his chips into the middle. Li felt he was invested enough and made the call, barely being covered by his opponent.

Jun Li: Q J

Kunlei Xie: A A

Xie no doubt thankful for the double up.