With a 30k pot already in the middle, the dealer spread 3♣ 3♦ 7♦ flop. Chehade announced all in for 72k putting the heat on SJ Kim. Kim eventually called.
Chehade J♠ J♦
Kim 5♥ 5♦
The turn came 6♥ and river 2♠ for a double up to Chehade. Kim down to 27k. Chehade up to 180k.
Lots of action at the flop. Three players stared down a board of 7♣ 3♦ 4♣ and first to act Takeo Hanayama checked. Ho Bao Qiang bet 12k, Iori Yogo shoved, Hanayama joined him with less chips, and Qiang folded.
Hanayama 5-6 straight
Yogo 4-4 set
The turn of 10♥ and river 2♦ kept Hanayama ahead and he doubled up to 145k while Yogo dropped to around 50k.
What a crazy hand! There are always those hands that stun the table for a bit. Action began with Kyosuke Nakamura raising preflop, called by Jin Yong on the small blind, then re-raised an additional 18k by Chang Hun Lee on the big blind. It was called by bothand the flop came J♣ 7♠ 6♥.
Yong checked, Lee bet 30k, Nakamura shoved for 76k, Yong folded, and Lee called.
Nakamura A♠ A♦ overpair
Lee 9♥ 5♣ gutshot
The turn saw 8♦ land on the felt giving Lee an unbeatable straight. The table roared in disbelief while Nakamura packed up to leave. Lee up to 468k.
Toniyoung Degracia could not drive her stack upwards today and was eliminated by Victor Chong. Her final hand was K♥ J♣ against Chong’s K♦ Q♦. The board ran low.
Shortly after losing a chunk of his stack to Henrik Tollefsen, Martin Corpuz was all in up and was up against Kakiuchi Yasuke.
Yasuke A♣ Q♣
Corpuz Q♦ J♦
Board 4♠ Q♠ J♠ A♠ 4♥
Seongsu Kong was not happy at the sight of Ceesvin Abdulla’s hand but had to pay for it anyway. On a board of Q♥ J♠ K♠ A♠ and a pot of 48k in the center, Abdulla jammed all in and Kong called after tanking for a bit.
Abdulla J♣ 10♥ straight
Kong K♣ J♥ two pair
The river of 6♥ awarded Abdulla a happy double up.
Big stacked Redentor Edoc raised to 15k from the cutoff seat and button player Ian Marcos called. The flop ran 7♥ 10♠ 3♥, Edoc checked to Marcos who bet 26k, he was called. On the turn of 9♠ and river of 9♣, both players checked it and Edoc won with Q-Q in the hole.
All in showdown.
Byung Il Park 10♣ 10♠
Rajesh Jiandoni A♠ A♥
The board bricked and Park packed up to leave. Jiandoni at 237k.
We got to the hand with 80k in the pot and a full board of 8♣ 10♠ 4♣ 5♥ 8♥. Zhao had all his chips forward Kenji Hata was in the tanker. Zhao easily covered Hata. Hata opted to fold.