Liu First to Bust on Day 1
Level 2
: 200/400, 0 ante
Sasha Liu dropped to 21,000 after two multi-way pots that were scooped by Chance Kornuth without showdown. First it was a raise to 1,800 by Abraham Faroni that was called three ways including Kornuth, Veselin Karakitukov and Liu, and after a checked flop of 
, a bet of Kornuth on the 
turn won the pot.
Then, Faroni opened to 1,200 and Kornuth came along from the button, as was Liu in the big blind. On the 
flop, Liu check-folded to a bet of 2,500 by Faroni and a call by Kornuth. Faroni also bet the 
turn for 4,000 and received the call before check-folding the 
river to a bet of 7,800.
Liu left the tournament area soon after and David Wang confirmed that she ended up second-best with aces against his 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
167,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
||
|
155,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
Busted | |