Kosuke Ito
Three ways to the 8 ♣️ 7 ♥️ 3 ♦️ flop, Chuang Lin Cheng bet 4,500 from under the gun. Kosuke Ito raised to 11,000 on the button and Cheng called. They checked the 6 ♥️ turn and Cheng bet the 7 ♦️ river for 31,000.
Ito called with the K ♣️ 6 ♣️ and was good, as Cheng only had the K ♦️ Q ♠️ .
One hand later, Jui Heng Chang raised and then folded when Cheng jammed and Melvyn Liwanpo went all-in over the top.
Chuang Lin Cheng: Q ♣️ 3 ♣️
Melvyn Liwanpo: A ♥️ Q ♥️
The board ran out A ♦️ 8 ♣️ 4 ♦️ A ♣️ 3 ♦️ and Cheng was the first casualty of the tournament.
Melvyn Liwanpo
| Player | Chip Count |
| Melvyn Liwanpo | 165,000 |
| Kosuke Ito | 155,000 |
| Jui Heng Chang | 105,000 |
| Chuang Lin Cheng | 0 |