HomeUnfortunately we were unable to catch the pre flop action but at the flop of K♣ 2♦ 5♥, utg player bet 3,500 and 888Poker Pro Akira Ohyama called. At the turn of 5♦, utg checked to Ohyama who decided to send out a bet of 6,000. His opponent called. Then on the river of Q♥, utg checked again, Ohyama laid out a 15,000 bet which was not matched and Ohyama won the pot.
Alex Lee found himself in a three-way raised pot with Sam Bolung and Nguyen Tran. At the flop of 2♠ K♦ 7♦, Bolung checked to Tran who bet 2,200 which was answered with a raise to 6,100 by Lee. Bolung and Tran folded. Lee scooped the pot and now sits with around 90,000.
Three-way all in found Calvin Tan on top while eliminating a player in the process. It started with John Tech raising to 2,500, a short stack moved all in, Tan mirrored the all in, and Tech called.
Short stack: Q♣ 10♣
Tan: A♠ K♣
Tech: J♥ J♠
With the board running A♣ K♦ 3♠, Tan took the lead from Tech with top two pair. Then with the turn of 9♥ and river of 2♦, Tan doubled up through Tech and eliminated one from the field.
Catching the action at the flop of 10♦ 10♠ Q♥, sb player checked to Alex Lee who bet 8,500 into an already raised pot pre flop brewing in the middle. Lee was called and they both saw a turn land 3♥. Once again the sb checked to Lee who also checked. Then on the river of J♣, sb continued to check as Lee bet 19,000. With 18,000 stack left, the sb player called for his tournament life and was eliminated when Lee showed his A♦ Q♣. We were told that sb had K♦ Q♦.
In a limped pot with four players, the board showed 6♦ J♣ 8♠ with Geoffrey Mooney betting 1,200. Akira Onyama raised it up to 3,200, which got two players to fold but when it reached Mooney, he re-popped it to 9,200. This was too much for Onyama to call and Mooney scooped the pot after Onyama folded.
In a raised pot pre flop, three players namely Tony Seol, Nick Alexander, and Edwin Marzan saw a board run K♣ K♦ 5♣. Marzan checked to initial raiser Seol who bet 2,100. Alexander called and Marzan folded. At the turn of J♥, Seol checked to Alexander who laid out 2,100 which Seol called. Then on the river of 5♦, Seol checked again, Alexander slid out 3,000, and Seol smooth-called. Alexander had A♦ Q♥ which was not good against Seol’s A♠ J♣ two pair.
Sam Nee began the betting round with a raise to 2,500 pre flop and was joined by the blinds to see a flop of K♥ 5♣ Q♣. Action was then checked to Nee who once again sent out a 2,500 bet and as previous, both players called. At the turn of K♦, everyone checked. Then on the river of 3♣, sb player Nick Alexander initiated the bet by sending out 2,500 which got him one caller. Alexander won the hand with his K♠ Q♦ full house.
Martin Gonzales claimed a sizable pot in a hand that began with Anthony Abesamis raising to 1,275 and getting a caller in John Tech and George Chehadeh, but when action reached Gonzales, he three-bet to 4,775. Abesamis, Tech, and Chehadeh called. At the flop of 4♣ K♠ 4♥, Gonzales sent out a 6,000 bet which was called only by Abesamis. Then on the river of 5♠, both checked and Gonzales won the pot with his 10♦ 6♦.
Action began with Tony Seol raising to 1,400 and getting a call from the button player but big blind player Steve Arnold moved all in for 12,000. Seol folded while the button player called.
Arnold: J♥ J♣
Button player: A♣ 5♣
With the board running 3♦ 6♦ 9♣ K♥ J♠, Arnold doubled up.