HomeThong Botho won the first pot after getting a walk on the first hand of the break. Next hand, Seung Soo Jeon raised to 48k and won the pot with no callers. Following that, Botho raised to 51k and also found no callers.
We are on break. 4 players left. Average stack is 670,000.
Thong Botho 1.45m chips
Seung Soo Jeon 390k
Julius Malzanini 418k
Tetsuya Tsuchikawa 417k
In a battle of the blinds, Julius Malzanini announced all in and Seung Soo Jeon called for his tournament life. Malzanini had K♠ 3♠ and Jeon had A♥ 4♠. The board ran 2♥ J♥ A♦ 6♥ 3♦ giving Jeon a double up.
Julius Malzanini called a raise by Seung Soo Jeon of 40k and they both went to see the flop land 2♦ 4♥ 9♦. Both players checked all the way down, turn Q♦ and river 2♥. Malzanini won with A♥ J♥ against Jeon’s ace-ten.
After doubling up Tetsuya Tsuchikawa, Thong Botho immediately went to work to reclaim some of them. Botho raised to 51k on the sb and Tsuchikawa called on the big blind. At the flop of 9♠ 10♦ 6♣, Botho bet 66k and Tsuchikawa folded.
Tetsuya Tsuchikawa was the happy recipient of a double up against the leader. Thong Botho raised to 45k preflop and Tsuchikawa went all in with his 224k. Botho called and it was a showdown.
Botho 4♥ 4♠
Tsuchikawa K♦ K♠
The board ran blanks and Tsuchikawa doubled up to around 490k chips.
Thong Botho has Julius Malzanini’s number having claimed yet another big pot against him. During the hand, Botho raised to 45k on the button and Malzanini called from the big blind. At the flop of 10♣ A♠ 2♦, Malzanini checked to Botho who bet 56k and he called. On the turn of 6♥, action was the same with Malzanini check-calling 89k. Then on the river of 8♦, Malzanini folded to Botho’s 244k bet. Malzanini showed A♦.
Big stacks tangle in this pot with Julius Malzanini limping in from the button and Thong Botho on the big blind checking. At the flop of Q♠ 3♥ 10♦, Botho checked to Malzanini who bet 35k and Botho called. On the turn of J♣, Botho led out for 117k and Malzanini called. On the river of 2♥, Botho continued to test Malzanini and bet 157k. After a couple of minutes, Malzanini wasn’t able to get a tell and decided to fold.
Botho scoops a big pot and is now up to 1.4m chips.
Julius Malzanini has won a pot against Seung Soo Jeon again. Malzanini limped in then called Jeon’s raise to 50k. At the flop of 7♥ 6♣, both players checked. At the turn of 7♦, Malzanini bet 55k and Jeon matched it up. On the river of A♦, Malzanini bet 125k, and this was enough as Jeon folded.