On the direct money bubble, when the action folded to Zhiru Wang in late position he announced he was all-in, he covered all the stacks behind him. Sitting in the big blind with a healthy stack of around 145,000 was Wei Lin, who made the call and put his tournament life on the line.
Lin7 7
Wang K T
Lin needed to win the race to make it into the money and Day 2 tomorrow. The board ran out 8 6 K J 5 and just like that, Lin was eliminated as one of the three bubble boys.
On another table Hoc Phung Thai opened shoved for 80,000 and Nam Bui Dinh put himself at risk by calling from the button. It was a horse race between the two.
Thai: A Q
Dinh: J J
With all eyes on the table, the dealer exposed the window card A , giving Thai a commanding lead. Dinh would find no help from the dealer and fell short just before making the money.
On the other table, it was a race between Ledong Zhou's T T and Sugimoto Satoshi's A J with Zhou at risk. The board ran out 6 2 7 Q J giving Satoshi the winning hand on the river.
Meaning Lin, Dinh, and Zhou were the bubble boys for Flight B of the Vietnam Cup