2024 Jin Bei Cup

$50,000 Short Deck Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2024 Jin Bei Cup

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
$1,656,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$5,250,000
Entries
105
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
25
Players Left
1

Level: 22

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 125,000

Fei Xu Eliminated in 4th place ($461,000)

Level 21 : Blinds 0/0, 100,000 ante
Fei Xu
Fei Xu

Down to 1,650,000 and in the cutoff, Fei Xu pushed all-in and Aori called on the button.

Fei Xu: K10
Aori: QJ

The AQ7 flop gave Aori the lead with a pair of queens while Xu had a gutshot and one overcard. Nothing changed on the 9 turn and the 7 river was another blank, sending Xu out in fourth place for $461,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Aori
9,900,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
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Fei Xu
Busted

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Joy Eliminated in 5th Place ($327,000)

Level 21 : Blinds 0/0, 100,000 ante
Joy
Joy

Kobe limped in and Joy then pushed all-in for 850,000 total. The chip leader asked how much more it was to call and then came along after a few seconds.

Joy: K8
Kobe: 77

The 1096 flop gave Joy a flush draw and gutshot while Kobe turned a straight with the 8. Now, Joy needed a diamond and the K river was not enough to keep her in contention. She was eliminated in fifth place for $327,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Kobe
18,400,000
1,900,000
1,900,000
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Joy
Busted

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Zong Tao Eliminated in 6th Place ($240,000)

Level 21 : Blinds 0/0, 100,000 ante
Zong Tao
Zong Tao

Zong Tao pushed all-in for 975,000 and Aori did so with the covering stack from the hijack to isolate.

Zong Tao: A8
Aori: AA

The AJ8 flop left Tao in need of perfect running cards but it was all over on the J turn to make the 10 river a formality. Tao was eliminated in 6th place for $240,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Aori
8,400,000
875,000
875,000
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Zong Tao
Busted

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Liu Doubles Through Tao

Level 21 : Blinds 0/0, 100,000 ante

Ming Zhong Liu jammed it in for 1,750,000 with the K9 and Zong Tao called with AJ on the button.

It was yet another roller coaster ride on the 1097JQ board as the lead changed three times for Liu to double, leaving Tao short.

Player Chips Progress
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Ming Zhong Liu
3,800,000
1,450,000
1,450,000
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Zong Tao
1,200,000
-1,900,000
-1,900,000

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Da Seng Sun Eliminated in 7th Place ($181,000)

Level 21 : Blinds 0/0, 100,000 ante
Da Seng Sun
Da Seng Sun

Kobe pushed all-in to collect the antes and showed the KK. He then jammed again the next hand and Da Seng Sun called all-in for around 2.4 million on the button.

Da Seng Sun: KJ All in
Kobe: A7

The AJ9 flop gave Kobe top pair and Sun second pair. Sun pulled ahead with two pair on the K turn but the tides changed once more with the A river, as Kobe improved to trips aces.

Player Chips Progress
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Kobe
16,500,000
2,975,000
2,975,000
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Da Seng Sun
Busted
Day 1 Chip Leader

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Miracle Escape for Xu

Level 21 : Blinds 0/0, 100,000 ante

Da Seng Sun jammed the first hand of the final table and earned the antes.

Fei Xu then jammed his last 325,000 and Zong Tao reraised to 1,275,000 for the isolation.

Fei Xu: 107
Zong Tao: AQ

The AK9 flop had Xu on the ropes but he picked up running cards for a straight on the 8 turn and 6 river.

Player Chips Progress
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Zong Tao
3,100,000
-400,000
-400,000
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Fei Xu
1,350,000
925,000
925,000

Tags: Da Seng SunFei XuZong Tao

Redraw of the Unofficial Final Table

Level 21 : Blinds 0/0, 100,000 ante

There are 25 minutes left in the level and the seat assignments of the final seven players are as follows.

SeatNameCountryChip CountAntes
1Ming Zhong LiuChina2,350,00024
2Fei XuChina425,0004
3Da Seng SunChina2,225,00022
4Zong TaoChina3,500,00035
5AoriChina7,525,00075
6KobeUnited Kingdom13,525,000135
7JoyChina1,950,00020
Player Chips Progress
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Kobe
13,525,000
25,000
25,000
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Aori
7,525,000
500,000
500,000
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Zong Tao
3,500,000
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Ming Zhong Liu
2,350,000
-500,000
-500,000
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Da Seng Sun
2,225,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
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Joy
1,950,000
-50,000
-50,000
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Fei Xu
425,000
-300,000
-300,000

Dan Cates Eliminated in 8th Place ($181,000)

Level 21 : Blinds 0/0, 100,000 ante
Dan Cates
Dan Cates

Dan Cates moved all-in for 1,425,000 in the hijack and Kobe called in the cutoff, Joy folded on the button.

Dan Cates: J10
Kobe: Q10

The queen-high would play on the AK788 board and that sent Cates to the rail in eighth place. There will now be a short break ahead of the unofficial seven-handed final table.

Player Chips Progress
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Kobe
13,500,000
1,600,000
1,600,000
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Dan Cates
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

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