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Two Quick Eliminations Bring the Final Nine

by Christian Zetzsche • August 26, 2026 - 8:08 AM

While Flight C is on the first break with 39 players out of 44 entries remaining, Flight B is suddenly down to the final nine out of 39 entries with the top six set to advance.

First to go was Shenglai Zhang who three-bet jammed a severe short stack of 24,000 to get called by Eunseok Choi and Seunghee Park. Choi check-folded the Q ♣️ Q ♥️ 6 ♥️ flop to a bet of 25,000.

Shenglai Zhang: J ♦️ 9 ♠️

Seunghee Park: Q ♦️ 10 ♦️

The 5 ♥️ turn and 8 ♣️ river sealed Zhang's fate.

Player Chip Count
Seunghee Park 1,125,000
Eunseok Choi 885,000
Shenglai Zhang 0

Moments later on the other table, Aj Acdal opened to 65,000 off ten big blinds from under the gun and then called all-in when Rodolfo Dela Fuente jammed in the big blind.

Aj Acdal: A ♣️ 5 ♦️

Rodolfo Dela Fuente: A ♥️ A ♦️

The J ♥️ 7 ♥️ 5 ♣️ 6 ♦️ 2 ♥️ board provided no miracle upset.

Player Chip Count
Rodolfo Dela Fuente 730,000
Aj Acdal 0