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With the fall of Edward Yam Chun Ho, Day 3 has officially ended with the Final 8 players determined. We will have a recap for you shortly. For now, here are your Final 8 contenders:
Jack En-Ching Wu 940k
Shyh Chyn Lim 687k
Kai Paulsen 549k
Michael Soyza 495k
Austin Walton 463k
Varun Gupta 331k
Anson Wong Fuk On 247k
Luen Hei Kwok 224k
Edward Yam Chun Ho has bubbled to the Final 8 after shoving with Q♦ 8♦ on the small blind and running right into Lim Shyh Chyn’s A♦ A♠. The final board of the day ran 9♣ K♥ 3♥ 10♣ Q♣. Yam earned HKD 46,000 for his deep run.
That ends Day 3!
Kunal Patni became the first player railed at the unofficial final table, missing the Final 8 by two spots. Patni shoved on the cutoff seat and small blind Lim Shyh Chyn joined in to isolate.
Patni A♣ 10♥
Lim A♠ Q♦
When the flop landed J♦ 10♠ J♠, Patni improved to two pair but with the K♣ turn and 9♥ river, it was a winning straight for Lim. Patni earned HKD 39,000 for his deep finish. Lim climbed to 440k in chips.
9 players remaining. One more elimination before we stop play.
Michael Soyza earned a sweet pot against Anson ong Fuk On with us catching the action on the turn betting. The board was Q♦ 8♦ Q♥ J♦ and roughly around 95k brewed. Wong checked to Soyza who fired out 35k and On called. On the river 2♥, action was checked to Soyza again and he slid out a hefty 120k bet. This tanked Wong for a bit then he called.
Soyza had 5♦ 7♦ for a flush and Wong mucked.
The first hand of the unofficial final table saw short-stacked Kwok Luen Hei move it all in the middle. He was called by Kai Paulsen who just eliminated Kosei Ichinose.
Paulsen A♦ J♦
Hei Q♦ Q♥
When the flop came 4♥ A♠ 5♠, Paulsen jumped into the lead and stayed ahead with the 7♥ turn, however on the river, Hei moved back up with a Q♠ for a set. Hei now has 215k.
Kosei Ichinose has been nursing his short stack and after a few uncalled shoves, he was finally by Kai Paulsen.
Ichinose Q♥ Q♠
Paulsen A♠ 10♥
The board landed A♥ A♦ 8♠ 7♦ 2♥ for a winning three-of-a kind to Paulsen. Ichinose earned HKD 36,900 for his deep run.
We are now collapsing to the unofficial final table with 10 players remaining.
Since the tables collapsed to two, Michael Soyza has not had the same fortune and his stack has fallen below the average range. However he did pick up a recent pot against Kunal Patni just before the break to climb back up to average with 340k.
The hand began with Soyza raising to 18k on the button and Patni defending on the big blind. At the flop 4♦ K♦ 8♦, Patni checked to Soyza who slid out 15k. Patni called. On the 3♦ turn, action was the same with Patni check-calling a 20k bet. Then on the J♣ river, another 60k was fired by Soyza and Patni called. Soyza opened Q♦ J♠ for a flush. He shipped it with Patni mucking. Patni down to 164k.
Varun Gupta snap-called Zong Chang Lee’s three-bet shove for a showdown.
Gupta A♣ A♠
Lee A♥ K♠
Board ran out 6♦ 7♦ 5♣ Q♠ K♥ and we are down to 11 players. Lee earned HKD 36,900 for his deep finish.
Gupta now up to 412k.
Varun Gupta three-bet all in with 107k and initial raiser Kosei Ichinose took on the challenge.
Gupta A♥ J♦
Ichinose A♦ 4♠
The board was Q♠ A♣ 2♠ K♥ 6♦ and Gupta’s kicker played for a double up to 228k. Ichinose dropped to 102k.