HomeOh yes, we forgot, Michael Tran is still in. He has been so quiet, just watching three other players slug it out. Well, he entered a hand against Sparrow Cheung. Action began with a button raise to 100k by Sparrow and Tran called. On the flop 9♥ 4♣ 5♣, Sparrow c-bet 80k and Tran check-called. On the 3♣ turn, no bets by either, but on the river 2♠, Tran slid out 170k that seemed to upset Sparrow. After a minute or so, Sparrow folded. Tran showed his Q♥ 10♥ bluff while saying he held his breath on that river bet. Good bluff.
Big blind Masato Yokosawa faced Victor Chong again calling Chong’s 100k raise. At the flop 6♣ 10♠ A♥, Yokosawa check-called 50k. On the J♣ turn, he check-called 95k. On the 8♦ river, no bet arrived and Yokosawa won with A♣ 2♠ top pair. Yokosawa now at 800k.
Another switcheroo here with Victor Chong zooming back up with a double up through Masato Yokosawa. It was quite an intense hand with both players tanking at every betting stage. Action began with Chong raising to 85k called by Yokosawa on the small blind.
At the flop 8♥ 8♦ Q♣, Yokosawa check-called a 75k bet. On the 3♣ turn, another 200k check-called by Yokosawa. Then on the river K♦, Yokosawa checked, Chong tanked for some time then moved all in for 595k. Chong won with A♥ A♦ over Yokosawa 7♥ 7♦.
Chong is at 2M, Yokosawa down to 630K.
Michael Tran is now in good health having just shipped in a double up through Victor Chong. Big stacked Chong has been stealing Tran’s blinds and this time, Tran bit back hard. The hand began with a limp by sb Chong and bb Tran checked.
At the flop 3♠ 7♠ A♦, Chong bet 40k and quick call by Tran. On the turn 6♠, Chong sent out 155k only to be raised by Tran to 310k while leaving himself the same behind. Chong shoved and Tran once again with the fast call.
Chong 4♠ 5♦ straight
Tran J♠ 5♠ flush
The river 8♦ was of no consequence and Tran doubled up to 1.37M while Chong dropped to 865k.
Masato Yokosawa called Sparrow Cheung’s utg raise of 100k and the flop felted 5♦ 8♥ 5♠. Yokosawa checked, Sparrow bet 60k, and Yokosawa called. On the 7♠ turn, Yokosawa switched up and bet 200k. Sparrow tanked then called. On the K♥ river, Yokosawa fired a 575k bet sending Sparrow to the tank again and this time he spent a long time deliberating. Sparrow eventually folded.
Yokosawa is now up to 1.9M while Sparrow dropped to 1.26M.
Michael Tran 660K
Masato Yokosawa 1.595M
Sparrow Cheung 1.655M
Victor Chong 1.510M
Average stack 1,350,000
Total chips in play 5,400,000
Sai Ho Philip Chiu – 5th place
Sai Ho Phlip Chiu was the next short stack to depart and it took three shoves. With 291k left, Chiu was all in and hoped Victor Chong on the big blind wouldn’t wake up with something big. He happily scooped up the pot after Chong folded.
On the next one, it was Michael Tran who shoved first on the utg seat and bb Chiu with the snap-call. Chiu had A♠ Q♣ and Tran was ahead with 8♥ 8♦. The board bricked and Tran doubled up to 650k while Chiu spiraled down to just 34k.
With his remaining chips, he was all in with 8♦ 3♦ and Masato Yokosawa railed him with Q♠ 8♠. Chiu’s impressive run here at the festival ends with a 3rd place finish at the Main Event and a 5th place finish right here at the Championships Event. He earned HKD 127,600 for his deep finish.
We are down to 4 players.
Andy Ying Kit Chan – 6th place
Andy Ying Kit Chan has been holding on to his short stack and managed to scoop up the big blind and antes against Philip Chiu but not against Victor Chong. Chong raised to 55k, Chan shoved, and Chong with the snap-call.
Chan J♥ J♦
Chong A♦ 10♦
The board ran 4♣ K♣ A♥ A♠ 9♣ to send Chan out in 6th place. He earned HKD 99,700 for his deep finish.
We are down to 5 players, average stack is 1,080,000. Victor Chong at 1.5M.
Yuri Ishida – 7th place
The lone female contender has just been bumped off the final table with Sparrow Cheung delivering the boot. Action folded to the button Ishida who was all in with her remaining 275k holding A♥ 10♣. Small blind Sparrow called with A♦ 7♠.
The board ran 7♣ K♦ 6♦ 6♠ 8♦ to improve Sparrow to two pair. Ishida earned HKD 81,300 for her deep finish.
We are down to 6 players. Average stack is 900,000.