Kick Off

Hijack Chin Li Lok stares down a flop J♦ 5♠ T♣ with 4000 in the pot and bets 1800, big blind player check-raises all in. Ching calls and has open-ended Q♦ 9♦ , big blind with J♣ T♦ two pair. The turn 8♥ grants Ching the straight, and with A♠ on the river, Ching ships and boots one.

Cutoff Ching Li Lok raises to 1000, button calls, big blind Ting Yen Huang three-bets to 4500, Ching calls and button call for a three-way to the flop K♣ 6♦ 5♣ . All check, the turn is 4♣ . Ching sends out a 7700 that finds both opponents calling. On the river 4♥ , all three go back to checking. Huang shows A♠ A♥ and wins the pot.

On a board 5♥ 3♦ 6♥ A♠ and 4,000 in the pot, big blind Moses Saquing check-raises from 2800 to 8000, cutoff Ching Li Lok calls. On the river 2♦ , Saquing sends out 20,000, well covering Ching’s stack,who then folds.