Main Event - Flight A
Colada ousts two, claims overall chip lead

Korea's Choi Jin Woo gets two callers after his UTG raise of 1,500 got two callers in Filipinos Froilan de la Pena in the +1 and Jose Colada on the D.
The innocent looking flop of 8♠ 5♥ T♥ was met with a bet of 8,000 from Choi followed by a shove for 26,400 by de la Pena and a re-shove by Colada for 40,000. Choi called of his remaining 36,800 to make the call and the biggest pot of the Main Event thus far.
De la Pena is first show and reveals J♦ J♣ while Colada is behind with only top pair but with a flush draw holding K♥ 8♥ . Choi was in the worst shape with Q♥ J♥ drawing to a gutshot and with an inferior flush draw. The Korean added any queen to his measly outs.
However, the turn produces the 8♦ which gives Colada trips and the lead.
The river was the 2♣ as Colada deals the knockout blow to two opponents and climbs to the chip leader as the first six figure stack holder.
Player | Chips |
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JC Jose Colada Iii | 135,600(226 BB) |
FD Froilan Dela Pena | busted |
CJ Choi Jin | busted |