Kazuhiko Yotsushika raised to 35,000 from the button, Boyuan Qu three-bet to 89,000 from the big blind, and Yotsushika called.
The flop came and both players checked.
The turn brought the , Qu bet 68,000, and Yotsushika called.
The river was the and Qu checked. Yotsushika bet 200,000 and after a bit of thought, Qu called and tabled , which was good enough to win the pot against Yotsushika's .
Takayuki Iwamoto jammed from the small blind for 185,000 and Boyuan Qu called from the big blind to put Iwamoto at risk.
Iwamoto:
Qu:
Iwamoto had the preflop advantage but needed to win the coin flip in order to preserve his tournament life. The board ran out , pairing Qu's eight to give him the pot and end Iwamoto's deep run in this event.
Horzuchi Yutaka got his entire stack in the middle before the flop against Boyuan Qu, who had him covered by a wide margin.
Yutaka:
Qu:
Yutaka had the preflop advantage but had to win the race in order to double up. The flop gave Qu the nut flush and left Yutaka in terrible shape. The turn and river changed nothing and Qu took the pot to end Yutaka's deep run in this event.
Action folded to Randy Lew in the small blind and he moved all-in. Boyuan Qu called from the big blind to put Lew at risk and the two players tabled their hands.
Lew:
Qu:
Qu had the preflop advantage and Lew needed help from the deck in order to double up. The flop gave Lew a flush draw, but the fell on the turn to pair Qu's king and give him a bigger lead. The river was no help to Lew and his deep run in this event has come to a close.
Daniel Demicki got his stack in before the flop from the big blind against Kazuhiko Yotsushika in the small blind.
Demicki:
Yotsushika:
Demicki was racing for his tournament life and needed to improve in order to double up. The flop was no help to Demicki and the turn gave Yotsushika a boat, which left Demicki drawing dead with one card to come. The meaningless fell on the river and Yotsushika took the pot to end Demicki's deep run in this event.
Xingbiao Zhu was under the gun and got all his chips in before the flop against Kazuhiko Yotsushika in the big blind who had him covered by a wide margin.
Zhu:
Yotsushika:
Zhu was racing for his tournament life and needed to improve in order to double up. The board ran out and Yotsushika's pocket nines held up to win the pot and end Zhu's deep run in this event.