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Top L-R: Alex Lindop, Wei Cheng Yin, Pete Yen Han Chen, Matthieu Lamagnere Bottom L-R: En Hao Chan, Jack Hu, Chen Dong, Jay Tan
It took ten hours to get there but we have reached the Final 8 of the Championships Event. Here are the contenders and their chip count:
Chen Dong – China – 3,430,000 (chip leader)
Matthieu Lamagnere – France – 2,730,000
Alex Lindop – UK – 2,515,000
Pete Yen Han Chen – Taiwan – 1,855,000
Jack Hu – Taiwan – 1,245,000
Jay Tan – Hong Kong – 1,035,000
Wei Cheng Yin – Taiwan – 970,000
En Hao Chan – Taiwan – 620,000
Phachara Wongwichit will not be advancing to the final day having fallen in 9th place to Pete Yen Han Chen. Action began with Chen raising to 110k, Wongwichit jammed with 830k, Chen had him slightly covered. Chen tanked for a bit then called.
Wongwichit 9♣ 9♠
Chen 8♥ 8♦
Though Wongwichit was ahead, the board ran a doozy 4♥ 2♥ 6♠ 6♥ J♥ for a flush to Chen to send Wongwichit out in 9th place. Wongwichit earned TWD 307,800 for his deep finish.
Next to get his chips in was Phachara Wongwichit with A♥ 10♦. He was ahead of Alex Lindop’s K♦ 10♠. The cards landed A♣ 2♥ 5♣ 10♣ K♠ for a higher two pair to Wongwichit. He doubled up to 900k.
Matthieu Lamagnere raised to 110k, Alex Lindop raised to 335k, Lamagnere shoved, Lindop with the quick call. Lamagnere A♥ K♥, Lindop with K♦ K♣, the cowboys held with the board spreading 2♠ J♥ Q♦ 9♥ Q♠. Lindop up to 3.1M, Lamagnere dropped to 2.4M.
Matthieu Lamangere raised to 110k, Yun Sheng Sun jammed, Lamangere wasted no time thinking about it and called. Lamangere with J♣ 9♣, Sun with A♦ J♠, the board ran 9♠ 5♥ 3♦ K♥ 9♦. Sun earned TWD 256,500 for his 10th place finish.
Lamangere now at 3.9M.
Cutoff En Hao Chan raised to 80k, got called by button Jay Tan and bb Chen Dong. At the flop 5♥ 10♦ K♦, checked to Tan who sent out 105k, Dong folded while Chan check-called. On the turn 4♠ and river 3♠, both players kept it friendly with no bets. Chan showed A♦ 8♦ miss, Tan won it with A♥ 10♥ pair. She now has just over 1M in chips.
Utg Phachara Wongwichit raised to 80k, to his immediate left Chen Dong called. Everyone folded around and the flop was laid 8♠ 8♥ 5♠. Wongwichit c-bet 100k, called by Dong. On the turn 4♣, both checked. On the river 4♠, Wongwichit checked, Dong slid out a huge 450k bet, no call from Wongwichit. Dong nearing 3.5m.
En Hao Chan entered the final 10 round as the runt of the litter with a very short stack. He managed to double up twice and steal some preflop raises with his uncalled shoves. Chan picked up another pot moments ago and is at 1M in chips.
The hand kicked off with Chan raising from cutoff to 80k, called by the big blind Chen Dong. On the flop A♣ 4♣ A♦, Dong checked, Chan c-bet 80k, called by Dong. On the turn 5♦ it was checked by both. The river J♦, Dong checked again, Chan bet 100k, Dong called. Chan showed K♦ 10♦ for the nut flush and claimed the pot.
For the second time, En Hao Chan was behind on the shove but managed to improve to double up. His latest double up was against Yun Sheng Sun. Sun had A♦ J♣, Chan had K♦ Q♦, a king found its way to the board as it ran 5♠ K♣ 6♦ 9♥ 6♥. He doubled up to 730k.