Ryuta Endo sent it all in with A♠ 2♠ then fell to JC Sayo’s K♣ K♠ on a dry board. He was the first to cage to claim his TWD 102,300 in winnings.
Classic race…. Chen An Lin raised, Tommy Goh jammed, Lin called. Goh A♠ K♦, Lin Q♦ Q♥, the board ran empty 5♠ 3♠ J♦ 4♥ 3♥. The bubble burst, 15 players in the money.
Choy Wai Tak and Chi Jen Chu have met in multiple hands with Chu earning some big chunks. This time, it was Choy answering back in two back-to-back hands.
First one, utg Choy raised and bb Chu defended. On the flop 5♣ A♠ Q♥, Chu check-called a 25k bet. On the 8♠ turn, Chu checked, Choy bet 90k, Chu folded.
Next meeting, saw sb Chu limp in and Choy checked from the bb. When the board ran 10♦ 2♥ 9♦ Q♠ 10♠, Choy triple barreled 16k, 40k, and 150k, each time called by Chu. Choy showed Q♦ 10♠ full house. Choy up to 920k, Chu down to 640k.
Yi Wei Peng shoved on the small blind and short stacked Jinho Hong joined. Peng J♥ 10♠, Hong A♦ K♦. Hong improved further with a king on the flop to double up to 234k.
Button Chi Jen Chu raised, small blind Choy Wai Tak three-bet, Chu called. On the flop 9♠ 5♥ 5♣, Choy checked, Chu bet 45k, called. On the 7♦ turn and 9♥ river, both checked. Choy showed A♠ K♦, Chu won with 6c} 7♣ two pair.
JC Sayo pushed from the small blind and short stacked Craig Edwards risked it. Sayo 9♦ 8♦, Edwards K♣ 9♥. The board ran 10♠ 7♦ 9♣ 5♠ A♠. Edwards doubled up to 162k.
Yi Wei Peng has now taken the lead after claiming two pots. He is sitting with over 1.3M. His first winning hand was against Tommy Goh who called utg Peng’s 26k raise preflop. Both checked the flop 7♣ 5♠ J♦. On the turn 10♠, Peng bet 61k, Goh called. The river J♣ both checked. Peng won it with A♣ 4♥, Goh mucked. Goh down to 180k.
Next hand, En Ching Wu limped, bb Peng raised to 48k, Wu called. On the flop 8♠ 7♥ 2♣, Peng c-bet 36k, Wu check-folded.
After winning two pots against Seongsu Kong, Chi Jen Chu lost the next two. The first one was against JC Sayo who raised to 27k and button Chu called. At the flop 4♠ 3♣ 8♣, Sayo c-bet 26k, Chu called. On the 2♣ turn and Q♣ river, no bets. Sayo showed A♥ 6♣ flush and Chu mucked.
Following that hand, cutoff Chu raised to 20k, Choy Wai Tak three-bet to 75k, Chu called. At the flop Q♦ 5♣ J♥, Chu checked, Choy bet 60k, Chu folded. Chu down to 770k.
Seongsu Kong and Chi Jen Chu met in two hands that both went Chu’s way. The first hand, sb Kong limped and Chu checked. When the board completed 9♦ 6♥ Q♦ K♦ 5♥, Chu triple barreled betting 13k, 19k, and 58k, and Kong check-called each time. Kong showed K♠ 9♥ two pair and Chu won it with J♥[10s} straight.
Next hand, Kong raised to 30k from the button, sb Chu three-bet to 101k, Kong called. On the flop 9♥ 6♥ K♠. Chu bet 45k, Kong raised to 126k, Chu called. The turn 3♠ saw no bets and the dealer laid the river K♥. Chu led for 150k, Kong called. Chu showed A♥ 7♥ flush. Kong mucked. Chu up to 900k, Kong dropped to 206k.