Flight B
Hochung Song Earns a Boost
Feng Ji Chua opened 500 on the button and was joined by both players on the blinds onto flop 6♣ 8♥ 9♥ . Chua continued for 600, weeding none out to turn 6♠ . Action this time, checked round to river J♣ , where Hochung Song led 3,400 off the small blind. Both opponents slipped their hands in the muck, giving up the pot.
Player | Chips |
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HS Hochung SongKorea (Republic of) | 33,300(167 BB) |
FJ Feng Ji ChuaSingapore | 24,600(123 BB) |
Flight C [20 min]
Feng Ji Chua Runs Smack Into Kings
Feng Ji Chua stuffed his last 46,000 on the cutoff and was called by Nazariy Fedyk on the button.
Crushed against the cowboys, board 6♦ 8♦ 5♣ 6♦ T♥ failed to save Chua from the brink of elimination, leaving him out of the games entirely.
Player | Hand | Chips |
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K♥K♠ D | 117,000(23 BB) | |
FJ Feng Ji ChuaSingapore | A♥7♥ CO | busted |
Hernan Jaybee Villa Scoops It All
Facing an early open and a call, Hernan Jaybee Villa squeezed all-in on the button for 24,500 and was called by both opponents - Feng Ji Chua and Luqman Alghanim.
Action on flop T♠ 9♥ J♠ saw Chua bet 11,000, called by Alghanim for a side pot. Both checked turn 2♣ through to river J♦ , where Chua fired a final 21,000. Alghanim made the call with two pair Q♠ T♣ , no good against Chua's trip jacks Q♣ J♥ .
Villa revealed K♥ Q♥ for the main pot, and picked up the win with a straight.
Player | Chips |
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HV Hernan VillaPhilippines | 83,500(21 BB) |
FJ Feng Ji ChuaSingapore | 83,500(21 BB) |
LA Luqman AlghanimSaudi Arabia | 57,000(14 BB) |