HomeTetsuya TSuchikawa raised to 12k, Craig Edwards three-bet to 32.5k, Lee Shao Hung called, back to Tsuchikawa who four-bet shoved, no callers.
Another short stack getting a boost. This time it was Song Byung Hwa all in with A♦ A♥ that held against Wilson Lim’s K♥ Q♥.
A 34k pot was built preflop with two players headed to a flop 10♦ 7♠6c}. Mp Chan Lok Ming bet 13k, late position Lee Hwany raised to 29.5k, Chan called. On the turn 10♥, Chan checked, Lee bet 32k, Chan called. On the river J♣, both checked, Chan showed 9♠ 7♣, Lee won with 9♣ 9♦. Lee up to 395k, Chan down to 40k.
In back-to-back hands, Kenichi Takarabe brough his below average stack to par. First hand he doubled up he three-bet jammed and initial raiser Jinho Hong called. Takarabe A♠ 5♠, Hong Q♠ J♦, the board ran 3♠ 6♣ 7♣ A♦ Q♦.
Next hand, Chow Cliff raised to 12k, Chen Kuan Yu called, Takarabe jammed again (187.5k), Cliff tank-folded, Chen folded. Takarabe up to 220k.
Joo Hyun Park shoved his short stack of around 65k, Kristof Segers shoved as well with a larger stack, everyone else folded for a showdown.
Segers Q♣ Q♠
Park A♦ K♠
The board ran clean for the ladies to hold court. Park became the first casualty of Day 3, Segers rose to 190k.
Kristof Segers raised to 9k, Graeme Siow wanted the pot and three-bet to 35k, but both players didn’t get a chance to battle for it with Anson Wong moving all in. Both players folded to Wong.
Shyh Chyn Lim raised to 11k, En Hao Chan three-bet to 11k, Kevin Choi Yun Lam shoved, Lim folded, Chan called.
Lam J♠ J♥
Chan A♥ K♠
Board ran clean for a double up to Lam to 265k, Chan dropped to 70k. Lim said he folded A-K.
Lee Shao Hung and Kelvin Beattie formed a pot preflop to 22.5k. The board ran 7♣ 6♣[2d}, Beattie checked, Lee bet 15.5k, Beattie raised to 51k, Lee all in for 138k, snapped off by Beattie.
Lee 6♦ 7♦
Beattie A♣ 10♣
The turn 2♦ and river A♠ gave Lee a runner runner higher two pair to survive and double up to 300k. Beattie dropped to 93k.
On a board 10♠ J♥ 6♥ 3♣ and a big splash already in the middle, Shih Wei En fired 67k, APT Taiwan Main Event defending champion Chow Cliff tanked then folded. Cliff lost 71k to Shih to go down to 214k. Shih up to 360k.