Button player Pete Yen Han Chen raised to 48k, bb Matthieu Lamagnere three-bet to 172k, Chen called. On the flop 9♥ 6♣ K♥, Matthieu c-bet 120k, Chen called. On the 2♥ turn and 8h} river, no bets landed. Matthieu showed 8♠ 3♠ pair, Chen won it with 3♥ 2♦ flush.
Chang Hau Huang shoved with A♦ 6♥, Alex Lindop wasn’t even done fixing his stack from railing Ben Lai, and he called with K♠ Q♥. The board came down 6♣ K♥ 7♠ 10♠ 3♠ for a pair spiked by Lindop to eliminate Huang in 13th place. Huang earned TWD 178,100 for his efforts.
Just after his double up, Ben Lai called Alex Lindop’s raise to see the flop land 4♠ J♥ 6♠. Lindop checked, Lai bet 65k, Lindop raised to 225k, Lai shoved, Lindop with the fast call.
Lindop A♥ A♦ overpair
Lai A♠ 10♠ nut flush draw
The turn 2♥ and river J♦ were not of any help to Lai. He was eliminated in 14th place. He earned TWD 178,100.
We are down to 13 players. Lindop leads with over 4M.
Ben Lai all in with 9♦ 9♣ and several spots over he got called by Chang Hau Huang with K♣ K♠. Though behind the board was kind to Lai as the cards spread 10♠ 7♣ 9♥ 6♠ 10♣ improving Lai to a full house. He doubled up to 840k, Chang dropped to 160k.
The day’s entering chip leader Chi Jen Chu didn’t have as big of a day as in Day 2 but he was able to bring his stack all the way to the final two tables. After a failed bluff that cost him a large portion of his stack, he was under 200k, he shoved with A♣ Q♣ but ran right into Chang Hau Huang with A♥ A♠. The board ran A♦ K♣ 10♣ 3♠ 8♥. Chu fell in 15th place for TWD 178,100.
We are down to 14 players. Average stack 1,028,571.
Jay Tan is crushing the felt. After winning a pot against Pete Chen, she delivered a knockout to Lau King Lun Alan. The hand kicked off with Yun Sheng Sun raising to 40k, Lau jammed, Tan snap-called, Sun got out of the way.
Lau A♣ Q♣
Tan A♦ K♣
The board ran low 5♥ 2♣ 8♥ 6♥ 7♥. Lau exited in 16th place. He earned TWD 148,500. Tan soared to 2.043M. We are down to 15 players.
From button position, Jay Tan raised to 50k and got one customer in Pete Yen Han Chen on the big blind. At the flop 10♣ A♠ 4♦, Chen checked, Tan c-bet 60k, called by Chen. On the turn A♥, action was the same with a 85k bet check-called by Chen. On the river Q♠, Chen checked once more, Tan fired three red towers amounting to 300k. Chen folded.
Richard Marquez has been attacking the table with raises every hand. This time he met his end. He raised to 45k, Ben Lai called, sb Alex Lindop three-bet to 200k, Marquez shoved, Lai folded. Quick call bay Lindop. Marquez A♠ K♥, Lindop Q♦ Q♣, the flip didn’t go the Filipino’s way with the board running Q♠ 8♦ J♠ 5♣ 5♠ for a full house to Lindop. Marquez took 17th place and earned TWD 148,500.
Lindop now at 2.56M.
Gao Wen Ling was all in with 9♥ 9♠, she was called by Pet Yen Han Chen with A♣ K♦. The flip didn’t go her way as the cards ran 10♠ 4♥ 5♠ 3♦ K♠. She fell in 18th place and earned TWD 148,500.