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After several raises and reraises, Yoichi Fujiya got all his chips in the middle and was glad to be called when he showed his K♥ K♦ ahead of his opponent’s Q♥ Q♣. The board ran A♥ J♠ 5♠ K♠ 5♥ further sealing his win with a boat. Fujiya doubled up to around 27000 chips.
Roger Hardy and Lim Yo-Hwan were in a hand with a big pot already brewing in the center of the felt. Then at the turn board of 3♠ K♦ 8♥ 6♦, Yo-Hwan bet 2200 only to get raised to 5600 by Hardy. Yo-Hwan thought a bit but then gave up the pot to Hardy.
Gregory Lane found himself in a preflop raise war and decided to end the battle by shoving his stack of 16875 in the middle. Shocked by this move, his opponent tanked for some time and asked Lane if he’d show if he folded. Lane reluctantly agreed and his opponent folded showing A♥ K♥. Lane was good with his word and showed his QJ offsuit.
A few hands ago we reported about SJ Kim’s A-10 hitting a pair on a board with the rocket. He gets paid off again with A♣ Q♦ on a board of 6♣ 4♦ A♦ 8♣ 3♣ and was ahead of an opponent’s A♥ 7♥.
Kim has now over 33,000 in chips.
With blinds still low, getting all of one’s chips during a blinds versus blinds action is rare but that’s exactly what happened with big blind Luke Pangan who was pushed all in by the small blind after everyone folded to them and a raise war ensued. At the showdown, Pangan had A♣ K♥ and sb had A♠ Q♠. The board ran 3♣ 9♥ 5♠ 9♦ K♣ giving Pangan the win and a sweet double up.
On a flop of A♠ 5♣ 2♣, Paul Hockin, the APT Asian Series Cebu 2014 Main Event champion put 880 to the middle and saw Johnson Tan call from late position.
Dealer turned K♣ and Hockin fired another 1,450… Just enough to force the fold from Tan.
Hockin climbs to over 55,000 after this hand.
With heavy hitters in the hand, SJ Kim bet 1100 into a board of A♦ 10♣ 8♦. Kim was called by two players but then was check-raised by Andrew Gaw making it 3575 to go. Kim called, the player beside him called, while another folded. At the turn of 3♥, Gaw checked to Kim who bet 4000, was called again by the next player, but this time Gaw folded. Then on the river of 6♣, both players checked, and Kim took it down with his A♥ 10♥ two pairs.
The board already showed 9♦ 5♥ 3♦ 4♥ when we reached Richard Marquez’s table and he was all-in for his final 9,500. Estimated pot in the middle was around 10,000 so it was a big pot at this point of the tournament– and obviously crucial to Marquez, who put his tournament life at risk with the shove.
Marquez’s opponent tanked for a time and eventually made the call. The bad news revealed itself as Marquez tabled 9♠ 9♥ for a set and the opponent was trailing with his pocket queens.
River 2♦ was a safe one for Marquez and he doubled up to over 30,000.
Wally Sombero who was intently watching the action asked Marquez, “Did you say sorry to him?”
Sombero added half-jokingly, “Don’t say sorry, say thank you!”
With a shorter stack than most in his table, Brian Sombero won’t be stopped in indulging people to raising battles.
On a board of A♣ 9♣ 5♠ and opponent min-raised 200 which Sombero called. The opponent fired another 350 on the turn 4♣ but this time Sombero re-popped to 1,050.
Shaking his head, the opponent gave up on the hand and Sombero climbs to around 14,000.