On a board of J♥ K♠ 8♥ 10♠ 3♦, Seung Soo Jeon bet 1k which was just slightly under a pot bet. Kelvin Yeo decided to put Jeon to the test and raised it up to 3k. After tanking, Jeon finally made a decision and called. Jeon showed K♥ 3♥ two pairs however was far behind Yeo’s A♦ Q♦ straight.
What a call! On a completed board of 3♠ 7♠ 9♣ 4♦ 2♣, Ahn Seong Hwan bet 2800 into a 4k pot. Dhaval Mudgal called and won it with his Q♠ 2♠ bottom pair.
Dave Erquiaga successfully battled for a pot on a board showing A♦ 9♣ 9♦. Erquiaga check-raised an 800 bet by the button player and the 2500 was called. When the turn landed 10♠, Erquiaga went ahead and led out for 4k and won the pot after the db folded.
SJ Kim recently arrived and in quick time, he was already pushing all in. Catching the action on a board of 8♦ 3♥ 5♣ Q♣, Kunal Patni bet 1650 and Kim called. On the river of K♥, both players opted to check and Kim shoved. He claimed the pot without any further challenge.
More notables have made their way here such as Soo Jo Kim, Michael Mariakis, Yu Kurita, Welcome Event 1M Guaranteed champion Sebastian Benz, Head Hunter champion Il Kwon Kim, and several players from VietPoker.
Kevin Park claimed himself a good pot with his 7♥ 8♥ two pairs. The board was 7♠ 5♠ 3♠ 3♦ 8♣ and Park made a pot bet of 2k. He was called and won the hand after the caller mucked.
Some nice betting action at the felt with good pots earned well. On a board of A♣ J♣ 4♠, Edilberto Gopez checked to Jamie Avila who bet 200. He was called by the player beside him, Tran Trung Thai, sending the action back to Gopez. Gopez responded with a raise to 800 which was enough to get Avila to fold while Tran smooth-called. At the turn of 9♠, Gopez took charge and bet 1500 then faced a raise to 3k from Tran’s corner. Gopez opted to fold and Tran claimed a nice pot.
It was a wild hand at the outer table that led to the bust out of one player. Action began with two players limping in followed by a raise to 500 by the sb player Nguyen Van Kien. Next up was the big blind player who re-raised to a massive 4550. The limpers folded and Nguyen called. When the board ran 6♥ 10♣ 10♥, things got wild with Nguyen leading out with a 5k bet. The bb player, the only name he gave us was Son, pushed all in and in a snap, Nguyen called. Son had K♥ K♦ and Nguyen had a very big hand, 10♠ 10♦ for quads! The turn of 4♠ was the end of it with Son drawing dead despite the river of K♣ for a full house. Son departed while Nguyen rose to around 33k.
Yao Hui has taken half of a player’s chips when his big slick up against king-queen landed a king on the board. The dominated hand watched as Hui was awarded the chips. Hui has over 30k.