Chaoui Mehdi

Biao Ding opened from the cutoff to 50,000 and Chaoui Mehdi three-bet jammed for his remaining ~600,000 stack. Ding made the call and the players flipped their cards.

Chaoui Mehdi: K Q

Biao Ding: 8 8

Both Dig and Chaoui hit the flop as the 8 :qd: 7 fell, but Ding was head.

The K turn brought in more outs for Mehdi, and he was calling for a "King or Queen".

A 6 turn sealed Mehdi's fate, and he was eliminated from the tournament with twelve players remaining.

He was seen jumping into the 15M APT Super High Roller event and returned to the felt just across from the Superstar Challenge.

Arthur Conan

Arthur Conan also was eliminated and seen walking away from the tournament area just a few hands later.

Gytis Lazauninkas was sent on a rollercoaster in Level 16 after securing a double up through Biao Ding.

Ding opened from under the gun to 50,000 and Lazauninkas moved all in for his remaining 130,000.

Ding paused for a short while before calling.

Gytis Lazauninkas: A J Biao Ding: K T

A player at the table looked at the hands and asked, "Why did you tank, it's 130k?"

Lazauninkas proceeded to secure the double on the 8 Q Q 2 7 runout.

Gytis Lazauninkas

Gytis Lazauninkas bust shortly after doubling up after getting his remaining 260,000 stack in the small blind against Chaoui Mehdi in the big blind, who had him well covered.

Gytis Lazauninkas: A 4

Chaoui Mehdi: 6 6

Mehdi stayed ahead the whole way on the J J 3 flop, and there was little sweat on the 3 turn or 2 river.

Biao Ding remarked, "I had a Jack", after the hand was over.

Roman Hrabec

Roman Hrabec opened to 40,000 on from under the gun. Cut-off Punnat Punsri and big blind Fabian Gumz also jumped in.

The dealer fanned a flop of 8 Qh: 3

Action checked to Punsri, who fired 50,000. Gumz stepped down and Hrabec then check-raised it to 150,000. Punsri matched and both were shown a J on the turn.

Hrabec then shoved all-in for 430,000. Punsri tanked before finally throwing a chip to call.

Roman Hrabec showed A Q for top pair and top kicker while Punat Punsri showed K Q behind Hrabec.

The 4 river sealed the double for Hrabec while damaging Punsri's stack.

Daniel Tang was being battled on the second table after opening twice and being three-bet and jammed on, taking him down in chips.

Tang opened from the hijack and folded to Thanisorn Saelor's 90,000 three-bet. In the next hand Manuel Fritz jammed on Tang picking up his 40,000 open and the blinds.

Joshua McCully

Arthur Conan opened to 40,000 from under the gun and was called by Biao Ding on the hi-jack and defended by Danny Tang on the big blind.

Flop arrived K T T

All checked to open a 2 turn.

Tang led out for 70,000. Conan stepped away and Ding stayed around to see a 3 river.

Tang fired off 240,000 and Ding didn't continue this time around.

In the next hand, action folded around to Joshua McCully on the button who shoved all-in and was called by Danny Tang.

I missed the board because the dealer was so quick. However, I did see Q Q in front of Danny Tang and McCully's chips being shoved his way.

McCully - a former Superstar Challenge winner - missed out on his chance to make a rare repeat.

Arthur Conan

Joshua McCully opened from middle position to 40,000 and Arthur Conan moved all in for his remaining 335,000. Gytis Lazauninkas re-jammed for 485,000 and McCullen folded.

Arthur Conan: A J

Gytis Lazauninkas: A Q

Conan needed to improve, and the J 4 8 jack high flop came his way.

Lazauninkas picked up some outs on the :10c: turn, but missed the straight on the 2 river.

Dylan Foster

Fabian Gumz opened to 40,000 from under the gun and Dylan Foster defended the biig blind.

Flop arrived Q 3 T

Foster check-called the 25,000 bet of Gumz to open a 8 turn.

Both checked to see a 2 on the river.

Both checked for a show-your-card moment. Foster went first and flashed K T for a pair of tens while Gumz didn't bother to contest.

Biao Ding

Action folded to Biao Ding on the cut-off, who opened for 40,000. Bao Qiang Ho shoved all-in on the button for 300,000 and some.

Ding eventually snap-called when the blinds folded back to him.

Biao Ding: 9 9

Bao Qiang Ho: K 7

Board: 2 3 J 3 J

No help came for Ho and he was the first elimination of the day and will probably jump straight into the Super High Roller event which just kicked off.

Joshua McCully opened to 40,000 from early position and saw two calls from Biao Ding on the button, and Gytis Lazauninkas in the big blind.

The J K Q flop was checked to Ding who bet 40,000. Only Lazauninkas called.

Both checked the K turn to see the T river.

Ding bet 185,000 and put Lazauninkas into the tank. After using two 30-second time cards, Lazauninkas opted to fold, leaving Biao to pick up more chips in just the third hand of the day.