Tony Chang called an all-in of around 12,000 on a board showing 4♥ 9♦ J♥ while holding 8♣ 9♣ for mid pair only to find out he was way behind a player’s K♣ K♠ overpair. However, luck would have it when the turn felted an 8♥ giving Chang the lead with two pair. With the river of 7♠, Chang was shipped all the chips in the middle while railing a player in the process
On a raised pot pre flop, four players went to see a board run 9♣ 7♦ 3♦. Action checked all the way to the button, Hajime Mogi, who bet 2,400. Johnson Tan called while the rest folded. Before the turn, Tan announced a check blind. The turn landed 5♠ and action was now on Mogi who dropped in a 4,000 bet. Tan called. Then on the river of 6♠, Tan switched it up and bet 6,000, Mogi called. Tan won the hand with his 8♦ 7♠ straight.
Lester Edoc kicked off level 5 with a raise to 700 and found three callers, one of whom was Ferlyn Cabaling, his fiancee. At the flop of 9♥ 9♦ 6♥, Edoc was second to act and laid out a 725 bet after it was checked to him. He got one caller, Cabaling, and they both went to see a turn land A♥. They both checked. Then on the river of J♦, Cabaling slid out a 1,500 bet and Edoc folded.
Sick beat! Kai Paulsen got all his chips in the middle holding 8♣ 8♥ on a turn board of 4♣ 8♠ 9♦ 3♣. His opponent, Jung Ah Yoon had Q♣ Q♦. Though ahead and looking to double up, the river banged a Q♠ giving Yoon the higher set ousting Paulsen in disbelief.
On a turn board of A♥ K♦ 2♠ 7♣, Giovani Regidor bet 3,100 and was check-called by the lone opponent in the hand who was situated at the hijack seat. On the river of J♠, the hj player checked to Regidor again who sent out 3,100 which was called. Regidor won the hand with his K♣ J♦ two pair.
With five players in on an unraised pot, the board ran A♠ 5♠ 10♦ with the first three players in the hand checking to the cutoff Nguyen Anh Tuan who bet 600. Everyone called except one player called. At the turn of 10♥, action checked to Tuan once more and he now bet 2.200. This ended the hand with everyone opting to fold.
Catching the action at the flop of A♠ Q♦ J♦, Marcuss Liow bet 1,000 and was called by Eric Sia. At the turn of K♣, Liow laid an even bigger bet of 4,000 and Sia called him. On the river of 2♥, Liow slowed to a check and Sia charged with a 5,500 bet. Liow responded with a 14,000 all in shove and Sia made the call. Liow showed A♣ 4♣ for top pair but it was not good enough against Sia’s A♥ 10♥ straight. Liow was eliminated.
Angelo Felix takes one down against Rick Lera with a action beginning with Felix raising to 600 that was called by Lera. At the flop of 2♣ 10♥ Q♣, both players checked to see a turn land A♦. Lera acted first and bet 600 which Felix smooth-called. On the river of 4♥, Lera led again, this time for 2,500 and Felix smooth-called once more. Felix won the pot with his A♠ K♥ against Lera’s 9♣ 8♣ bluff.
Nguyen Anh Tuan could not double up as he fell at the hands of David Keyes. It began with Keyes raising to 425, answered with a 2,025 raise from Tuan, then an all-in by Keyes which was called by Tuan.
Keyes: A♥ K♠
Tuan: J♥ J♦
With the board running K♣ 8♠ 7♠ 6♠ 8♣, Keyes won the toss up and Tuan exited the field.