Luen Hei Kwok has had a fantastic ride throughout the Main Event, surviving the tough competition with his perpetual short stack. After a few double ups here at the final table, he lost a sizable pot to Jack En-Ching Wu then was eliminated by Varun Gupta in 4th place.
The hand against Wu saw Kwok and Shyh Chyn Lim call Wu’s raise to 55k. On the flop 3♥ 8♣ K♣, Wu bet 70k and only Kwok called. On the 9♣ turn, both checked it for a free river 6♦. Kwok switched up and bet 131k and Wu called.
Kwok K♦ J♠ top pair
Wu K♠ 6♠ two pair
The next hand Kwok three-bet all in and Gupta called. Kwok A♣ 9♥ and Gupta K♦ J♣. The board ran J♠ 4♥ 5♣ 3♦ 9♠ for a higher pair to Gupta.
Kwok earned HKD 113,800 for his impressive finish at the Main Event.