Championship Event

Weng Chieh Chih was all-in for 63,000 on the hi-jack with K♠ T♣ against the A♣ K♦ of Dang Minh Dat on the small blind.

Board finished 7♥ 3♠ 8♠ 7♦ 8♥ to give Dat the win and Chih the title of The Championship Bubble Boy.

Li Yongxin and Yee Wng Lee were all-in before the flop with Lee at risk for 79,000 with the bubble boy title at stake.

Yongxin showed A♣ 4♣ versus the Q♦ Q♥ of Lee. Board finished A♦ 5♦ T♠ 3♦ 8♦. Yongxin's ace paired giving the crowd some hope for the bubble to burst, but runne-runner diamonds gave lee a flush to double-up and silenec the wanting crowd.

The blinds forced Lei Yang all-in for his.last 4,000 chips with whatever cards were dealt, and he was dealt a not-so-favorite 4♥ 2♣. The cutoff, dealer and small blind were all there and would check down to the river against Lei Yang.

Cutoff: A♣ 5♠

Dealer: 6♥ 7♠

Small Blind: 7♥ 8♠

Then, the poker gods threw a board of 4♦ 9♥ J♣ K♦ 4♣

Lei Yang quadrupled up to 16,000 and is not the bubble boy.

Jun Li wasn't afraid of playing on the bubble and has made some big pots during hand-for-hand play to boost his stack.

Niko Koop raised to 100,000 from the hi jack and Li Yongxin called on the button to see a flop of 4♠ 5♠ 2♠. Koop bet all-in for 49,000 and Yongxin called. Koop showed A♠ Q♥ and Yongxin showed T♣ T♦. Board finished 6♣ A♣.

Koop rivered a pair of aces to avoid going out as the bubble and doubled up.

10-minute break before hand-for-hand play to bubble

Seonggwon Kim had his last 202,000 at risk with A♠ Q♥ against Donavan Chu's J♠ J♣. The board finished K♥ 3♦ 2♥ T♦ Q♣ . Kim rivered the pair queen to take the pot and doube up.

Li Yongxin and Agharazi Babarev were all-in with Babayev's 122,000 at risk.

Yongxin showed A♣ K♦ against Babayev's Q♦ Q♥.

Board finished A♥ 2♠ 9♥ T♣ 6♣ to give Yongxin the pot and eliminate Babayev in the process.

Kim Doyeon and Pham Tung Khanh were looking into a pot of 42,000 with a board of 9♥ 6♣ 3♥ K♣. Both players went all-in with Khanh's 244,000 at risk. Doyeon showed K♦ J♦ for a pair of kings and Khanh showed A♠ A♥ for a pair of aces. The 2♣ river was a brick and Khanh doubled up while depleting Doyeon.

Weng Chien Chih raised to 65,000 from the cut-off and Nguyen Thai Quang called from the small blind. Flop came A♠ 4♦ 4♥. Quang bet 12,000 and Chih put his last 1,000 in the middle. Chih showed K♠ J♣ and Quang showed K♦ Q♣ .Board completed T♥ A♦.

Chop Chop!

Both Jun Li and Ngo Minh Tien had their chips in the middle with the 80,000 of Tien at risk for elimination. Li showed T♠ 3♠ and Tien showed A♦ Q♣. Board completed J♣ 3♥ 7♥ T♣ A♣ giving Li a two-pair to win the pot and take out Tien from the tournament.

After a brief raise-re-raise tennis match, Jinlong Hu shoved his last 176,000 in the middle and was called by Felix Favre. Hu showed T♠ T♥ against the 9♣ 9♠ of Felix Favre.

Board completed K♦ 6♦ 3♠ J♥ 8♠ to give Hu the double up.

Nguyen Ngoc Khanh had his last 32,000 chips in the middle with Q♠ 2♦ against the A♥ K♥ of Tran Minh Thang. Board finished K♣ 7♥ J♠ K♦ 3♣ and gave Thang's trips the win while sending Khanh to the rail.

Felix Favre showed Q♣ Q♠ and Seonggwon Kim showed A♣ A♥ and was at risk for hi last 106,000 all-in. The board came K♠ 2♣ 3♠ K♣ T♦ and Kim doubled up.

Arya Aayush and Nguyen Minh Hung Son had all their chips in the middle with Son at risk for his last 74,000. Aayush showed K♠ Q♠ against the A♦ 4♦ of Son. Board completed 2♦ T♠ J♣ J♠ T♥. the ace of Son was the better kicker and doubled up his stack.

Yohwan Lim put his last 86,000 at risk from the lo-jack and big blind Tran Minh Thang defended. Lim showed 7♥ 7♣ against the A♣ T♥ of Thang. Board completed A♦ 8♦ 6♠ 8♣ Q♦ to give Thang the win and send Lim to the rail.

Nguyen Dac Long raised to 20,000 and called the all-in shove of Zhang Cheng for 68,000. Cheng showed A♦ J♣ against the K♦ T♣ of Long. Board completed K♣ 8♣ 2♠ 8♥ 3♦. Long's pair of kings win the pot and show Cheng the exit.

Both Ilia Timofeev and Tung Le Tien had their chips all-in with Tien at risk for his 295,000. Timofeev showed Q♠ Q♥ versus the A♦ K♥ of Tien. Classic coin flip.

Board completed Q♦ J♥ 6♦ 2♠ 3♥ to give Timofeev a set to eliminate Tien.

Jinlong Hu put his 64,000 in the middle and Yohwan "Boxer" Lim put his 74,000 in the middle.

Hu held 4♣ 4♠ against the A♦ 9♦ of Lim. The board ran K♥ 7♠ 3♥ Q♥ 5♠, giving the win to Hu and doubling him up.

Both Jinlong Hu and Kaoru Kishimoto had their chips in the middle with Kishimoto's 285,000 at risk. Hu showed A♦ 7♦ and Kishimoto showed A♥ K♦.

The board completed 9♠ 3♥ 4♣ 4♥ A♠, giving Kishimoto's big slick the win and the huge double up.

Dinh Duc Linh raised to 16,000 from the cut-off and Agharazi Babayev defended. The flop arrived 9♠ 9♣ Q♦. Both checked to see a J♣ . Babayev bet 17,000 and Linh raised to 45,000. Babayev went into deep mediation, threw in a time-bank token and threw his cards to the muck.

Guozhi Li raised to 16,000 from UTG+1 and Tran Minh Thang defended the big blind to see a flop of T♣ 7♣ 6♣. Thang check-called the 12,000 bet of Li to show a 8♥ on the turn. thang check-called the 32,000 bet to see a 2♠ river.

Thang check-re-raised all-in the 40,000 bet to 136,000. Li used two time-bank tokens and thought hard before risking his last 98,000 with a call.

Thang showed J♥ 9♥ for the winning straight while Li showed 8♠ 8♣ for a set of eights, taking him out of the tournament.

Hoang Van Manh and Le Xuan Long had 60,000 chips in the pot with a flop that showed A♦ K♦ 5♠. Long shoved his last 20,000 all-in and Manh called. Manh showed A♣ Q♥ against Long's A♠ T♠ Board finished 3♣ K♠. The queen kicker of Manh gave the better two pair and busted Long from the tournament.

Jinlong Hu raised to 12,000 from the lojack and small blind Dinh Quang Trung met the challenge. Flop came K♣ K♦ 5♦. Trung check-called 8,000 bet of Hu to see A♠ turn. Trung check and folded when Hu bet 32,000.

Action folded to the blinds. Wong Kai Rong shoved his last 24,000 all-in and big blind Max Menzel made the easy call. Rong showed Q♦ J♠ against the 8♣ 5♣ of Menzel.

Board completed A♦ A♠ 7♠ T♥ T♣ to give Rong the win with the better queen kicker to compliment the board's two pair.

Nguyen Van Trung and Aayush Arya were looking at a 140,000 pot with a board that showed 4♠ 6♣ K♥ 8♦. Both checked to see a 6♠ river. Big blind Nguyen Van Trung bet 22,000 then called the raise to 45,000.

Arya showed Q♠ Q♦ while Trung mucked.

Wonho Lee and Raj Vardhan Bagaria were staring into a board of 9♣ 9♦ T♥ 7♠ and a 66,000 pot. Bagaria led for 24,000 and Lee called to see a 2♦ turn. Bagaria checked. Lee fired 55,000 and Bagaria surrendered.

Han Seong Jin and Hon Cheong Lee were looking at a board of 9♥ 6♦ 2♦ 5♣ with 88,000 chips beside it.

Han Seong Jin bet 58,000 and Hon Cheong Lee called to see a 3♦ river. Jin shoved all-in for his last 1,000 chip and Lee made the call.

Jin showed A♠ A♣ for a pair of aces while Lee showed A♦ 7♦ for a nut-flush, scooping the huge pot and taking out Jin from his tournament seat.

Yee Wng Lee and Lee Woohyeon had their chips in the middle with Woohyeon at risk for his last 102,000. Lee showed A♠ A♥ and Woohyeon showed 7♣ 7♠. Board ran Q♦ J♥ 9♣ 5♣ K♥. The win arrow pointed to Lee while the exit arrow pointed the way for Woohyeon.

Max Wenzel raise to 10,000. Pham Tien Dung re-raised to 35,000. Wenzel made it 105,000. Dung faded.

There was 40,000 in the pot and a flop that showed K♣ 8♣ 2♣. Four players were in the hand. Action checked to Pham Tien Dung on the cutoff, who fired 15,000 and met no resistance.

Li Yongxin and Chi Cong Nguyen had all their chips in the middle with Nguyen at risk for 90,000. Yongxin showed K♠ K♥ and Nguyen showed A♥ 5♥. Board ran 5♦ K♦ 4♥ 7♦ A♦. Yongxin flopped a set and went on to take the pot and eliminate Chi Cong Nguyen.

Benjamin LeBlond and Lei Yang had 36,000 chips in the pot with a flop showing Q♥ 4♥ 8♥. LeBlond check-called the 15,000 bet of Yang to see a Q♣ turn. LeBlond tapped his option to Yang who bet 28,000. LeBlond stood down to give up the pot.

Agharazi Babayev and Yee Wng Lee were staring at a board of 8♥ 6♦ J♥ 9♣ with a pot of 40,000 beside it. Small blind Lee checked his option to Babayev who went all-in for his last 26,000. Lee snap called.

Babayev showed K♠ J♣ for a pair of jacks while Lee showed 8♦ 9♦ for two-pair. The river threw a 6♥ to pair the board and give Babayev a better two-pair and a double-up.

Cut-off Yuhan Liu raised to 8,000 and big blind Kim Chong Hwa defended. Flop came Q♣ 2♣ 2♥. Hwa check-raised the 7,000 bet of Liu to 16,000. Liu folded.

Chi Cong Nguyen raised to 9,000 and big blind Li Yongxin defended. The flop came 4♦ 2♣ 9♥. Li check-called the 6,000 bet to see a K♠ turn. Li check-called again for 12,000 to see an 8♣ river. Both checked. Li shoed A♥ 4♥ for a pair of fours while Nguyen showed Q♥ 8♥ for a rivered pair eight and booked the win.

Matthew Son and Cao Tingjia had all their chips in the pot with Son at risk for his last 54,000. Son showed A♠ and Tingjia showed A♣ Q♦.

Board completed A♥ 9♣ 2♣ Q♥ 8♦.

Tingjia made two-pair but Son made a set to double up.

Nguyen Thai Quang and Kim Chong Hwa were looking at a board of 4♣ 9♣ Q♦ 5♦ beside a pot of 25,500. Big blind Quang checked the option to Hwa, who bet 11,500. Quang called to see a 7♠ river. Quang check-called the 32,000 bet of Hwa.

Quang showed Q♣ 4♣ for two-pair while Hwa shoed K♦ TC for a king-high.

Jain Ankit and Ha Van Thien were looking at a board that showed 9♠ A♥ 5♣ J♣ T♠ beside a 15,000 pot. Small blind Jain Ankit bet out 10,000 . Big blind Ha Van Tien raised allin. Ankit tanked a bit, threw in a time-bank token, then also threw the cards into the muck.

Guozhi Li raised to 6,500. Kaoru Kishimoto re-raised to 15,500. Li bit back with a raise to 55,000. Kishimito folded.

Ko Seunghun risked his last 20,000 with A♦ 6♣ and went up against he A♠ A♦ of Jeon Segye. The board completed T♠ 9♦ T♣ J♦ 2♦ to give Segye the win and Seunghun the exit.

Both Aayush Arya and Soriano Ramos had their chips in the middle with Ramos at risk for his last 88,500. Arya showed 8♠ 8♦ and Ramos showed A♦ K♣. A coin flip.

Board came 2♠ 6♥ 7♦ 9♣ Q♥ The dry board favored Arya and eliminated Ramos.

Jang Jiseung and Dang Minh Dat were looking at a board of A♥ 8♣ 8♦ J♣ .

There was 50,000 in the pot. Jiseung checked the option to Dat who fired all-in. Jiseung called with his last 18,000 at risk. Jiseung showed A♠ Q♥ while Dat showed A♠ K♣. The river landed a K♠ to give a convincing two pair to take out Jiseung.

Zhu Jingxuan had his last 28,000 at risk, showing A♠ J♦ against the K♣ K♥ of Romain Bier. The board came 7♠ 5♣ 2♦ Q♥ J♠ to give the pot to Bier and eliminate Zhu Jingxuan.

Li Xialin and Le Cong Luyen were looking at a pot of 30,000 with a flop that showed J♦ 7♦ K♥. Li checked called Luyen's 10,000 bet to see a 2♣ turn, then check-called again for 26,000 to see a 8♠ river. Li checked again and Luyen fired all-in. Li snap-folded.

Hon Cheong Lee had his 35,000 at risk all-in with A♦ Q♠ against the dominant Q♦ Q♥ of Dinh Duc Linh.

Board completed A♠ J♦ 3♥ J♣ K♠ to give Lee a double up.

Yang Peng raised to 5,000 and big blind Tran Minh Thang defended. The flop came J♦ Q♥ 3♣. Thang check-called the 3,500 bet to see a K♣ turn. Thang checked again and Peng fired 14,500. Thang didn't continue.

Akgul Huseyin was at risk for 50,000 with 9♣ 9♦ against the T♥ T♠ of Van Hung Nguyen. The board completed K♦ 2♦ 8♥ 4♦ 4♣ to ship the chips to Nguyen and take out Huseyin from the tournament.

Jang Jiseung and Nguyen Hoang Nam were staring at a board of K♠ 2♥ T♣ 8♣ with a pot of 38,000 in front of them. Jiseung led out for 18,000 and Nam made the call to open an 8♥ on the river. Jiseung double-tapped the option to Nam who declared "ALL-IN" Jiseung surrendered.

Lo-jack David Erquiaga shoved all-in for 16,500 and was matched by Pun Chee Wei. Erquiaga showed A♦ J♣ and Wei showed K♣ K♠

Board ran T♠ 3♣ 7♠ T♥ J♦ and Erquiaga was eliminated from the tournament.

Le Cong Luyen raised to 4,500 from the cut-off and small blind Van Hung Nguyen called. The flop arrived Q♥ J♠ 8♠ . Nguyen check-called the 4,000 bet to see a T♠ on the turn. Both checked to open a 5♣ river. Nguyen bet 11,000 and Luyen did not challenge.

Registration has officially closed and there will only be 48 qualifying slots from Day 1C that will ITM and advance to the Day 2 final.

Wonho Lee of Korea leads the field so far with 308,000 chips. 184 players still remain.

Some of the notable players seen at The Championship event are:

Edgaras Kausinis - who won the Super High Roller event of this series a few days ago.

Yita Choong - who made a final table appearance in the HIghroller: Megastack in this series and who was the champion of the APT Taipei Single Day High Roller last October.

Yankai Zhang - who made a fourth place finish in the Main Event

John Edward Perry - the champion of the High Roller Single Day Warm Up

Niko Koop - who played at the final table of The Billionaire Club Challenge.

Chi Cong Nguyen raised to 2,500. Edgaras Kausinis re-raised to 9,500. Nguyen pushed all-in for 42,200. Kausinis gave up.

Lo-jack raised to 2,400. Cut-off Cao Tingjia three-bet re-raised to 5,400. Big blind Janca Andrius four-bet re-raised to 12,500. Tingjia answered with a five-bet re-raise to 20,000. Andrius gave up.

After a raise-re-raise argument, Lee Woohyeon shoved all-in and Eric Ceret called and risked his last 49,000.

Woohyeon showed A♦ K♥ against Ceret's T♣ T♥. A coin flip.

The board completed A♥ 7♥ 7♣ Q♠ J♦ to send the chips Woohyeon's way and to send Ceret out of the tournament.

Lee Woohyeon's pocket tens went up against Huynh Quoc Bao's pocket nines and won to eliminate Bao.

Action folded to the blinds. Small blind Huu Dung Nguyen raised to 2,800 and called the three-bet re-raise to 8,800 by big blind Lee Changhwan. The flop arrived K♠ J♠ 3♣. Nguyen checked and Changhwa bet 10,000. Nguyen surrendered.

Vu Van Lich raised to 2,400 from the hijack and got callers from small blind Truong Vu Tuan Khanh and big blind Lyu Junqiang.

Three players were treated to a flop of A♦ 2♦ Q♣. All checked until the board completed 8♠ K♥. Khanh opened his cards to show Q♥ 8♦ for a two-pair. No one else didn't bother to show.

Kauro Kishimoto and Feng Yng were looking at a board of 3♥ 7♣ 8♣ 9♥ with a 20,000 pot beside it. Lojack Kishimoto check-raised the 9,000 bet of Yang to 18,000. Yang spent a time-bank token to assess before making the call.

The river came T♠. Kishimoto bet all-in for 22,500. Once again, Yang took a moment to think, wondered how jazz really came about, threw in another time-bank token and then threw in a chip for the call.

Yang showed 9♠ 7♠ for two pairs while Kishimoto showed 8♦ 8♠ for a set of eights to win the pot, double-up and damage Yang's stack.

Sumit Sapra raised to 2,000 and called the 8,200 re-raise of small bling Karia Siddharth. The flop arrived J♦ 8♦ 2♠. Siddharth led out with 7,500 and Sapra folded.

Wong Kai Rong and Anilkumar Asish Munot were looking at a board of K♣ K♠ 3♠ 5♦ 4♣ with 12,000 chips in the middle.

Anilkumar overbet to 20,300 and Rong surrendered.

Nguyen Duy Anh and Tung Le Tien had raise-re-raise wrestling match with Anh finally shoving all-in and Tien calling to risk his last 21,300.

Anh showed A♥ J♦ and Tien showed K♣ K♦

Board completed A♣ 2♣ 6♥ 9♠ 2♠. Anh paired the ace to take down the pot and take out Tien.

Nguyen Van Trung and Jang Junho were looking at a flop of K♣ 3♠ 2♦ with a pot of 27,000. Big blind Junho led for 7,000 and called the raise of Trung for 16,500. A 6♣ came on the turn. Junho bet all-in for 14,100 and Trung folded.

UTG+1 raised to 2,000. Cut-off Li Guozhi three-bet re-raised to 5,700. Small blind Ng Yi Wen Nicholas Michael shoved all-in. Guozhi called and risked his last 80,000.

Guozhi showed A♠ Q♦ against Michael's T♥ 9♥. Board completed 7♠ 2♥ 4♦ T♠ 9♦ . Michael made two-pair to eliminate Guozhi.

Ferdinand Lu raised to 1,800 from UTG+1 with Yee Lee making the call along with the player on the button. Small blind Zhang Zhouqun shoved his last 1,900 all-in and everyone added the change to complete.

Flop came K♦ Q♠ 5♥ . Lu c-bet 2,600 with Lee the only caller.

Turn came 2♣ and Lu fired 5,500 and Lee stayed on.

River came 2♦. Lu fired 8,000 and Lee raised 55,000. Lu folded.

Lee showed 5♣ 5♠ for a full-house. Zhouqun was eliminated.

Nguyen Hoang Nam raised to 2,000 with two callers following behind. Big blind Pham Tien Thanh three-bet re-raised to 9,000. No customers.

Han Seong Jin and Yee Wng Lee were looking at a 16,000 pot and a board that read 9♠ 6♠ Q♥ K♠. Big blind Lee check-called the 9,000 bet of Jin to open a 2♣ on the turn. Lee checked and allowed Jin to bet 22,500. Lee thought about it, threw in a time-bank token and threw his cards to the muck.

Four players were in the hand. There was 8,500 in the pot. The board showed A♣ T♠ 2♦ 9♦.

Small blind Tran Huy Phong bet 3,500 and no one called.

There was 15,000 in the pot with a board that showed K♣ J♠ T♣ 3♥. Nguyen Chi Cong, Yu Daesun Samuel and Le Manh Cong still had their cards.

Cong bet out 7,700 but no one else continued. Cong took the pot.

Do Quang Trinh and Nguyen Thai Quang were staring at a pot of 30,000 and a board that completed 3♥ T♥ Q♦ 9♣ T♠.

Trinh bet out 15,000 and Quang called. Trinh threw the cards to the muck even before Quang could count the chips.

A raise-re-raise wrestling match ended with Do Tien Vu going all-in and Nguyen Thi My Phuong called and put the remaining 46,000 chips at risk.

Phuong showed A♣ T♥ and Vu showed A♥ Q♠

Board completed 8♣ 7♣ J♠ 3♥ 4♣ giving the win to Vu and sending Phuong to the rail.

Zhang Zhuoqun and Wonho Lee had a 67,500 pot in front of them with a complete board of K♥ 6♣ 2♣ 2♠ 5♦.

Zhang went first for 30,000 and Lee snap announced "All-in!" Zhang folded and shipped the loot of chips to Lee.

After some jostling over raising, Li Xialin shoved his last 33,000 and was matched by Tran Anh Tien. Xialin showed K♣ K♥ and Tien showed A♥ K♦.

Board completed 9♦ 6♦ 5♦ 2♠ 3♣ to give Xialin a double up.

Chokejindachai Napat raised to 1,200 then called the 11,600 all-in of Dinh Van Tien for a showdown. Napat showed A♣ 6♣ and Tien showed A♦ K♠.

The board ran T♠ 4♣ 9♦ 3♠ 7♦ . Nobody hit anything, but the big slick still formed the better hand for the double-up on a dry board.

Nguyen Minh Hung Son and Yee Wing Lee were looking at a pot of 18,000 and a board of 6♣ 4♥ T♠ 3♥.

Son check-raised the 8,500 bet of Lee all-in for 27,600. Lee called.

Son showed A♠ 3♠ for a pair of threes and Lee showed A♣ T♣ for a pair of tens. An A♦ on the river improved both to two pair, but still booked the win for Lee and busted out Son.

There was around 12,400 in the pot with a board that completed K♦ 9♣ 7♠ J♠ T♠. Le Thanh Hung and Chokejindachai Napat were still in the hand.

Hung acted first and bet 9,000. Napat snap called.

Hung flipped over K♣ Q♣ for a straight while Napat flipped Q♦ Q♥ for the same straight. Both split the pot.