HomeChoi Eng Loong took command of the table in three consecutive hands to increase to 1.13m. The first hand saw a full board 5♦ A♠ 9♥ 9♦ Q♥, a player bet 40k, Loong raised to 180k, got the call. Loong showed A♦ A♥ and his opponent mucked.
Next hand hijack James Chavanarojrit raised to 40k, cutoff Loong three-bet to 120k, Chavanarojrit folded. Following that hand, he won a pot against Sofia Lovgren who called his river bet. He showed two pair with A♣ 2♣ and Lovgren mucked.