Yohwan LimGary Thompson made a 6,000 min-raise from the cut-off and called the 39,500 all-in re-raise of Yohwan Lim from the big blind.
Both players hit the K on the flop with Thompson staring down a possible flush. There were no hearts to save Thompson and the ace kicker of Lim proved to be the deciding factor to win a much-needed double-up.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
GT Gary Thompson | Kā„Qā„ | 115,500(39 BB) |
YL Yohwan Lim | Aā„K⦠| 83,500(28 BB) |
Kim KiyoungKim Kiyoung raised to 3,500 from under the gun and got called by hi-jack Yohwan Lim, small blind Yuanning Wu and big blind Mike Takayama. The four players were treated to a 8ā Q⦠9⦠flop. Action was checked to Kiyoung who fired a 5,500 c-bet. Yohwan Lim made the call along with Yuanning Wu to see a T⣠turn. All three checked to see the 4ā on the river. Action was checked to Kiyoung who fired a modest 11,000 with only Wu as the lone caller. Kiyoung turned over 8⦠8⣠for a set of eights. Wu mucked.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
KK Kim Kiyoung | 450,000(300 BB) |
MT Mike Takayama | 251,000(167 BB) |
YL Yohwan Lim | 216,000(144 BB) |
YW Yuanning Wu | 10,000(7 BB) |
Yohwan Lim Ionut Stochita made a raise to 2,200 frmo the hi-jack and Yohwan Lim four-bet to 8,000 from the big blind. Stochita took upon the challenge and both players saw a flop of J⦠6⦠6ā£. Both players checked to see a 3ā on the turn. Lim check-called the 8,200 bet of Stochita to see a 2⣠on the river. Both players checked again. Lim flipped over A⦠Tā„ while Stochita mucked.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
YL Yohwan Lim | 103,000(103 BB) |
IS Ionut Stochita | 70,500(71 BB) |
Yohwan LimEmmanuel Derecho raised to 1,500 from under the gun and got Yohwan Lim to call from the cut-off along with Hirotoshi Nakabo from the small blind. All three players were treated to a flop of 6ā„ 8⦠4ā . The action was checked to Yohwan Lim, who fired out 1,700 and was re-raised by Nakabo to 3,800. Derecho stepped away from the fight, but Lim stuck around to see a Kā„ on the turn. Nakabo bet out 4,500. Lim tanked and then raised to 15,500. Nakabo made the call which led to a 3⣠on the river. Nakabo checked his option and Lim fired 20,500. Nakabo thought a moment and then mucked the hand.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
ED Emmanuel Derecho | 131,500(219 BB) |
YL Yohwan Lim | 75,000(125 BB) |
HN Hirotoshi Nakabo | 25,100(42 BB) |