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The knockout spree hasn’t stopped. Once again, Joseph Talamayan shipped another player’s stack. This time it was Binh Minh falling. Minh held 4♣ 4♠, Talamayan with 8♣ 8♦. Talamayan didn’t need to hit but hit he did to ensure who ruled. The board ran Q♦ 8♥ 2♠ K♦ 8♠ for quads. Minh out in 11th place for VND 119,750,000. Talamayan now nearing 3M.
10 players remaining. unofficial final table of 10. Two more eliminations needed before we close up Day 3.
Another player on the Joseph Talamayan chopping block. This time it was the last Korean standing, Je Hun Hong. Action folded to the blinds, sb Talamayan limped, bb Hong raised, Talamayan called. On the flop K♠ 4♦ 4♠, Talamayan checked, all in from Hong’s corner, called by the leader.
Talamayan 7♣ 4♣ trips
Hong A♠ 7♠ nut flush draw
The turn 6♦ and river 8♣ were not the outs for Hong to send him out in 12th place. Hong earned VNd 119,750,000 for his deep run.
We are down to 11 players. Talamayan leads with 2.5M.
David Erquiaga is now back in the running having scored a huge double up through Ashish Munot. The hand began with a 35k raise by Munot, Oliver Helm and Nguyen Nam Duong called, big blind Erquiaga three-bet to 205k. Munot called, the rest folded.
At the flop K♠ 10♥ Q♥, Erquiaga was all in for 139k, Munot tanked and used up a time bank before calling. Erquiaga showed Q♣ Q♦ set, Munot with 7♦ 7♥. The turn K♣ and river K♦ improved them both to a full house but Erquiaga still had the higher spread. He shipped it and grew to 900k. Munot dipped to 970k.
We missed the preflop action but a massive pot of over 220k was already weighing down the middle when the flop came 6♠ 4♥ 5♦. Big blind David Erguiaga fired 95k, button Nguyen Nam Duong shoved, Erquiaga folded. Erquiaga down to 340k, Nguyen up to 530k.
Ta Duy Quoc Chinh raised from the button and found one caller in the big blind, Joseph Talamayan. The flop came J♥ 10♣ 8♠, Talamayan led for 60k, Chinh raised to 160k, called by Talamayan. On the turn 2♣ bot checked. The river A♠, Talamayan shoved, Chinh tanked and used two time-banks before calling for his tournament life.
Talamayan K♠ Q♠ nut flush
Chinh A♣ 4♣ top pair
Chinh railed in 13th place and earned VND 99,790,000. Talamayan now in the lead with 2.080M in chips. 12 players remaining.
Short stacked Tanaka Masatoshi all in with J♣ J♥, Lim Chor Heng challenged with 3♣ 3♦, the board ran dry for a double up to 310k to Tanaka.
Nutty nutty board…. Terry Nguyen three-bet all in and chip leader Lim Chor Heng didn’t hesitate to call. Terry with A♠ 9♠, Lim with Q♣ J♦, the board ran a beauty J♠ Q♠ Q♦ 3♠ 9♥. Terry improved to the nut flush but Lim had a full house to send him packing in 14th place. Terry earned VND 99,790,000.
13 players remaining.
Kim Hak Do three-bet all in. His short stack was easily called by initial raiser Joseph Talamayan.
Kim 3♣ 3♥
Talamayan 10♠ 9♠
The board ran K♣ Q♥ 2♠ 4♦ 9♥ for a higher pair spiked by Talamayan. Kim out in 15th place. He earned VND 99,790,000.
14 players remaining.
Lim Chor Heng raised, Lakshpal Singh three-bet to 100k, called by Lim. At the flop 2♠ 3♣ 10♥, Lim checked, Singh bet 75k, called by Lim. On the turn 8♠, Lim led for 40k, Singh jammed, quick call by Lim.
Munot A♥ A♦
Lim 3♦ 3♥ set
The river 5♥ didn’t produce the two-outer to send Singh packing in 16th place. He earned VND 83,160,000. Lim grew to 1.35M.
15 players remaining.