
Day 1A
Liu Chen Jung Offered a Second Life
Action folded around to Cho Ho Fan on the button, who opened to 5,000. Things escalated quickly as Chia Wei Hsu responded with an all-in for 71,500, followed by a lesser shove of 30,500 from Liu Chen Jung in the big blind. With both opponents committing their stacks, Ho made the final call, setting up a three-way showdown.
Board 8♠ 5♣ 2♦ 8♦ 7♠ saved Chen from the brink of elimination having rolled trip eights, while Ho claimed the side pot to cut his losses.
Table 11 Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
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JO Jonty Obrien | 44,500(32 BB) | 11 | 1 |
160,100(114 BB) | 11 | 2 | |
61,200(44 BB) | 11 | 3 | |
WC Wesley Chen | 98,200(70 BB) | 11 | 4 |
HK Hyunsup Kim | 141,700(101 BB) | 11 | 5 |
AO Andrew Ong Hoon Haw | 92,300(66 BB) | 11 | 6 |
CH Chia Hsu | 82,100(59 BB) | 11 | 8 |
Set Lands Chia Wei Hsu in Trouble
Andrew Ong Hoon Haw kicked off the action with an open to 3,000, joined by Chia Wei Hsu a few seats behind.
On flop Q♥ 3♣ 9♠ , Ong went for a check raise to 8,500 and faced another comeback from Hsu to 22,500. Ong gladly put his tournament life on the line with top set Q♠ Q♣ , and was quickly called by Hsu with 9♦ 9♣ for a dramatic set-over-set clash.
Runout 4♠ A♣ offered no surprises, shipping Ong the full double.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CH Chia Hsu | 78,100(56 BB) |
AO Andrew Ong Hoon Haw | 59,900(43 BB) |
Hyungsoo Lim Delivers Double Knockout
Vying for a pot of 9,000 across flop 6♠ 8♠ 4♠ , three way action saw all the chips stack up high in the middle with Hyungsoo Lim covering both opponents Wesley Chen (58,700) and Chia Wei Hsu (38,100).
Player | Hand | Chips |
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LH Lim Hyungsoo | T♠9♠ HJ | 360,000(300 BB) |
WC Wesley Chen | 8♥8♣ D | busted |
CH Chia Hsu | 3♠2♠ BB | busted |
Runout 2♥ K♠ arrived safe for Lim's ten-high flopped flush, earning him the massive pot as well as the overall chip lead while Chen and Hsu headed out the door.