Elias Gutierrez got his stack in the middle before the flop against Randy Lew, who had him covered by a wide margin.
Gutierrez:
Lew:
Gutierrez had the preflop advantage with the better ace and Lew needed help to take the pot and send his opponent to the rail. The board ran out , pairing Lew's ten to give him the pot and end what turned out to be a very quick bubble.
With about 50,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading , Kazuhiko Yotsushika checked from the big blind to his lone opponent, Horzuchi Yutaka in middle position. Yutaka checked behind.
The turn brought the , Yotsushika bet 22,000, and Yutaka called.
The river was the and Yotsushika bet again, 30,000 this time. Yutaka called and tabled which was good enough to win the pot against Yotsushika's .
With nine players remaining, the final table has now been reached, as has the money bubble since eight spots are paid. Here's a look at the final table seat draw:
Action folded to Linh Tran on the button and he moved all-in for 89,000. Takayuki Iwamoto reshoved from the small blind, the big blind got out of the way, and the two players tabled their hands.
Iwamoto:
Tran:
Tran found himself trailing Iwamoto's pocket nines and needed help from the deck in order to preserve his tournament life. The flop fell , giving Iwamoto a set to further extend his lead and leave Tran in terrible shape. The turn and river changed nothing and Iwamoto took the pot to send Tran to the rail.
While this hand was in progress, Yang Zhang was also eliminated on the next table over.
With a massive pot of about 150,000 already brewing and the completed board reading , Randy Lew checked from the small blind to his lone opponent, Boyuan Qu in the big blind. Qu bet 115,000, and after some consideration, Lew folded and Qu took the pot.
With about 50,000 chips in the middle and the completed board reading , Boyuan Qu checked from the big blind and Elias Gutierrez bet 12,000 from the cutoff. Kazuhiko Yotsushika folded from the button, and after a bit of thought, Qu called.
Gutierrez flipped over and Qu showed for the smallest possible flush, which was good enough to win the pot.
With about 35,000 chips already in the middle and the board reading , Boyuan Qu checked from the small blind to his lone opponent, Yang Zhang in the big blind. Zhang bet 19,000 and Qu check-raised to 41,000. After a few moments of consideration, Zhang folded and Qu took the pot.
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and Iwamoto bet 35,000. Demicki called.
Iwamoto shoved, and Demicki tossed his cards into the muck.
, Yotsushika bet 22,000, and Yutaka called.
and Yotsushika bet again, 30,000 this time. Yutaka called and tabled 
which was good enough to win the pot against Yotsushika's 
, giving Iwamoto a set to further extend his lead and leave Tran in terrible shape. The 
turn and 
river changed nothing and Iwamoto took the pot to send Tran to the rail.
, Randy Lew checked from the small blind to his lone opponent, Boyuan Qu in the big blind. Qu bet 115,000, and after some consideration, Lew folded and Qu took the pot.
, Boyuan Qu checked from the big blind and Elias Gutierrez bet 12,000 from the cutoff. Kazuhiko Yotsushika folded from the button, and after a bit of thought, Qu called.
, Boyuan Qu checked from the small blind to his lone opponent, Yang Zhang in the big blind. Zhang bet 19,000 and Qu check-raised to 41,000. After a few moments of consideration, Zhang folded and Qu took the pot.