Another big pot took place at table 8. With 122k in the middle and a board 6♠ 3♣ K♦ 10♦ A♠, sb Zhewen Hu fired 50k, button Chen An Lin shoved (101.5k), Hu folded. Lin climbed to 260k and is currently the chip leader. Hu dropped to 100k.
Catching the action on the river board 10♣ A♦ 3♦ 7♥ 9♣ and 91k in the pot, Yi Wei Peng was all in for 67.5k sending Si Yang Phua tanking. Phua folded. Peng up to 158k.
Utg Chia Yun Wu raised to 4500, called by Zhewen Hu, hijack Natalie Teh, sb Victor Chen, and bb Graeme Siow. At the flop J♠ 4♣ 6♦, all checked to Teh, she bet 7.5k. Only Siow and Hu joined to see the turn J♦. Teh bet 15k, Siow check-called, Hu dropped out. On the river 8♠, Teh bet 50k, Siow had less behind and opted to check-fold. Teh up to 160k.
Zhewen Hu 230k
Choy Wai Tak 220k
Gary Thompson 220k
Tommy Goh 220k
Jinho Hong 200k
David Hsing Hsiung Tai 195k
Chou Chun An 190k
David Erquiaga 190k
Huang Yi Qing 180k
Two short stacks kicked off the action. Wang Wu Yi raised to 20k, SJ Kim all in for 12.5k, Chen An Lin called. At the flop 3♣ 7♠ 6♣, Wang all in, Lin called.
Wang A♣ 9♣ flush draw
Kim 3♦ 3♥ set
Lin 7♥ 7♣ higher set
The turn K♠ and river 5♠ kept Lin on top to send the short stacks out of contention. Lin up to 158k.
Catching the action on a board 4♦ 7♣ 6♣ 2♠ and 20k in the pot, Fan bet 16k, Huing called. On the river K♥, both checked. Fan had A♦ 6♥, Hiung claimed the pot with J♦ 7♦ higher pair. Hiung up to 217k, Fan dropped to 70k.
Catching the action on a turn board 6♦ 7♦ 8♠ 10♣, the pot grew to 35k after Grame Siow bet 7k and SJ Kim check-called. On the river 7♠, Kim checked again, Siow fired 18k, Kim called. Siow showed 7♥ 8♠ full house and claimed the pot. Siow up to 90k, Kim down to 18k.
Chan Tsun Ming is out early here. He was all in with Q♥[qs} and faced Koji Takagi with J♥ J♠. The board favored Japan as it ran 6♦ 10♦ J♦ 2♣ 7♣ to eliminate Chan. Takagi up to 150k.
Massive chip leader Choy Wai Tak raised to 3500, around the orbit bb Gary Thompson three-bet, called by Choy. At the flop J♠ 7♦ 10♠, Thompson c-bet, Choy called. On the turn 5♦, Thompson checked, Choy bet 40k, Thompson shoved, Choy tanked then folded. Thompson rises to 270k, Choy slipped to 200k.