Anthony Hope has been nursing a short stack for some time but finally found spots to put it in action. He joined Edmund Lau all in for a showdown.
Lau A♥ Q♦
Hope A♣ K♠
The board ran 6♠ Q♠ K♦ 2♣ 5♦ for a higher pair to Hope. Lau was eliminated.
Immediately after, blinds Hope and Vincent Huang called Eugene Co’s raise to 4500. At the flop 8♣ A♣ 10♦, Hope bet 10k and won the pot.