Joris Michl With the action folded to him on the HJ, Kim Dohwan of Korea takes the opportunity to go for it all by shoving his stack of 73,000. On the D, however, Joris Michl of the Netherlands makes the call.
Kim turns over A⣠Qā while Michl shows 7ā 7ā„ .
The flop padded the Dutchman's lead: 7⣠Kā 3⣠and by the time the 9ā arrived on the turn, the Korean was drawing dead. The river card was the 2⦠as Kim is busted on Michl's set on the flop.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
JM Joris Michl | 448,000(75 BB) |
DK Dohwan Kim | busted |
Lee SunghakDohwan Kim min-raised to 8,000 from UTG+2 and was called by small blind Lee Sunghak and big blind Ashley De Guzman. The three players were given a flop of 8⦠5ā 7ā¦. Action was checked to the pre-flop raiser and Kim c-bet another 8,000. Sunghak made the call, but De Guzman turned it up 5x to 40,000. Kim folded. Sunghak gave it some thought and then pushed all-in for 153,000. De Guzman peeked into his hole and made the call.
Sunghak had a set of eights versus the two-pair of De Guzman who was drawing dead when the Q℠hit the turn. The T⦠river did not matter.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
DK Dohwan Kim | 106,000(27 BB) | |
LS Lee Sunghak | 8ā„8⣠| 374,000(94 BB) |
AD Ashley de Guzman | 8ā 5⣠| 122,000(31 BB) |
Dohwan KimDohwan Kim min-raised to 5,000 from the hi-jack and got small blind Joey Weissman and big blind Ryan Anthony Pignatelli to join along. The three players were peeled a flop of 6ā 4ā Qā¦. Weissman led out with 5,000 and was called by Pignatelli. Kim, however, played with his chips and three-bet 17,000 to the pot. Weissman made the call while Pignatelli stepped aside. Both players checked their action on the 2ā„ turn and saw a Tā„ river. Weissman fired 14,000 and Kim made the quick call. At the show-card moment, Weissman turned over Kā 7ā for a busted flush draw and a king high. Kim showed A⦠Qā„ for a top pair of queens.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
DK Dohwan Kim | 226,000(90 BB) |
JW Joey Weissman | 173,000(69 BB) |
RA Ryan Anthony Pignatelli | 49,000(20 BB) |
Gary ThompsonKim Namhyung made a min-raise from the cut-off and found two callers with Dohwan Kim on the button and Gary Thompson on the small blind. The flop landed 8℠2℠3℠and Thompson led out for 13,000. Namhyung then doubled to 24,000 with Dohwan Kim making the call and Thompson risking his remaining 17,400. Both Kim Namhyung and Dohwan Kim check down the 3⦠turn and the T⣠river.
Kim Namhyung: Qā„ Qā£
Dohwan Kim: Aā„ 7ā¦
Gary Thompson: Kā„ 4ā„
Thompson's flopped flush held on to win, tripling up his stack in the process.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
KN Kim Namhyung | 252,000(168 BB) |
DK Dohwan Kim | 116,000(77 BB) |
GT Gary Thompson | 64,200(43 BB) |
Khoa Anh NgoDohwan Kim limped from the cut-off and then called when Khoa Ang Ngo shoved all-in for the remaining 34,900.
Dohwan Kim: Aā Jā
Khoa Ang Ngo: K⣠Qā„
Board 5ā 6⦠9⣠3⦠ks
The king on the river gives Ngo top pair to stay alive and double up.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
DK Dohwan Kim | 81,000(54 BB) |
KA Khoa Anh Ngo | 73,800(49 BB) |
Patrick ClarkeKhoa Anh Ngo min-raised from under the gun with Patrick Clarke making the call from the button. When Dohwan Kim re-raised to 11,500 at the big blind, it was only Clarke who made the call. Both players entered a flop of 8⣠4⦠6ā„. Kim c-bet for 8,500 which Clarke called to see a 5ā turn. Kim checked his option, giving Clarke the chance to bet out 22,000. Kim folded.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
PC Patrick Clarke | 312,000(260 BB) |
DK Dohwan Kim | 77,000(64 BB) |
KA Khoa Anh Ngo | 39,000(33 BB) |