Qiang Lin Eliminated in 5th Place (HK$207,000)
Only an orbit or so after the elimination of Tian Tang Yuan and we have another casualty with Qiang Lin and Phanlert Sukonthachartnant tangling in a hand that saw the former's tournament come to a close.
Down to around 12 big blinds, Lin made it 22,000 to go from the cutoff, prompting button Chung Yuan Yu to ask him why he didn’t just move all-in. Lin said nothing and Yu tossed in the call before Sukonthachartnant counted out a chunky raise from the small blind and made it 100,000 to go.
Huidong Gu quickly folded his big blind, Lin stuck in the rest of his chips and Yu got out of the way.
Qiang Lin: 
Phanlert Sukonthachartnant: 
Lin found himself racing for his tournament life with two over cards up against Sukonthachartnant pocket jacks and missed the board by miles when the community cards ran out 
meaning we lose another and are now down to four.
Lin headed for the exit via the cash desk and the four remaining competitors are all guaranteed a payday of at least HK$289,000. That timely catch shoots Sukonthachartnant back into pole position and brings us to a break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
527,000
177,000
|
177,000 |
|
495,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
469,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
359,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
Busted |