Next to fall was Tian Lin Chang in 17th place. Action opened with Chia Yun Wu raised from utg to 25k, bb Tian Lin Chang three-bet all in for 114k, Chia tank-called.
Chia J♥ 10♥
Chang 2♣ 2♠
The board came K♣ 8♠ 3♥ 7♦ 9♣ for a winning straight to Chia. Chang earned TWD 97,900.
While Lee Chun Kit headed for his pay, Song Byung HWa was getting the boot at his table. Action saw button Jinho Hong raise to 20k, sb Tian Lin Chang called, Song three-bet all in for 89k, Hong called, Chang folded.
Song K♦ J♣
Hong J♥ 8♥
The board ran 9♠ 8♠ 7♠ 7♣ 2♣ for a winning pair to Hong and 18th place for Song. He earned TWD 97,900.
Button Lee Chun Kit shoved with Q♦ 9♦ and bb Chow Cliff called with about the same stack. Chow had A♠ 9♠. The board ran K♦ K♥ 9♣ 6♦ 2♣ for a double up to Chow and Lee down to 5k. He busted two hands after in 19th place. Lee earned TWD 81,600.
Guo Dong went head to head against the chip leader He Zong Chi and it didn’t go his way. On a raised pot preflop, the board came A♣ 10♠ 7♠, both players went on a betting war that led to both all in.
Guo Dong 8♦ 8♥
He Q♠ Q♦
The turn and river 4♦ 4♣ completed the board. Guo Dong took 20th place for a pay of TWD 81,600. He Zong Chi leads with over 1.4M.
Joey Wong went up against Kevin Choi Yun Lam twice and lost both times to leave in 21st place. The first hand saw a raised pot built preflop. The board ran A♥ A♦ J♠ A♣ 10♣ with no bet laid out, Choi won with K♦ J♦.
Next hand, Kevin Choi had J♦ J♠, Wong with 8♥ 8♠, jte board ran 8♣ A♠ 10♠ for a set to Wong and good on the turn 10♥ for a full house, but it didn’t hold. The river came J♣ for a higher full house to Choi. Choi up to 680k. Wong earned TWD 81,600 for his deep run.
20 players remaining.
Kelvin Beattie took a bad fall in 22nd place and the player delivering the axe was Ho Bao Qiang. Action folded to the button Beattie, he raised, sb Qiang three-bet, bb folded, Beattie called. On the flop 9♥ Q♣ 3♥, Qiang shoved his huge stack and Beattie with the call.
Qiang 9♦ 4♦ pair
Beattie A♦ A♥ overpair
The turn 7♠ was clear for Beattie but with the river 4♥, it was two pair for Qiang to crack Beattie’s aces and send him out in 22nd place. Beattie earned TWD 81,600. Qiang over 1M.
On a board 9♦ Q♠ 8♣ K♣, Lee Shao Hung had it all in with K♥ J♣ that held on the river 8♥ against Shih Wei En’s Q♣ 10♣. Lee doubled up to 114k, Shih dropped a little to 445k.
Utg+2 Ho Bao Qiang raised to 24k, called by He Zong Chi and Lee Hwany. At the flop 10♥ 7♠ 8♣, Qiang c-bet 43k, He folded, Lee called, the turn landed Q♣. Qiang jammed his big stack that well covered Lee. Lee tanked then opted to risk his tournament life.
Qiang K♦ 10♦
Lee 10♣ 9♣
The river 4♥ didn’t improve Lee to send him out in 23rd place. Lee earned TWD 68,000 for his run. Qiang rises to over 900k. 22 remaining.
Foo Yong Cheong took 24th place after getting the boot from Lee Shao Hung. Foo all in with Q♣ 2♣, Lee called wit K♦ Q♦, the board ran empty with no hits for either. Foo earned TWD 68,000 for his deep finish.