Paul Hoefer kicks off the hand with a raise 0f 3500 and big blind Kou Vang defends to take it to the flop J♥ A♦ 2♠. Hoefer continues for 13,500 and Vang calls. Hoefer fires again on the turn T♠for 45,000, this time Vang gives it up.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
KV Kou Vang | 184,000(61 BB) |
| 116,000(39 BB) |
Paul Hoefer is all in from the small blind for 48,500 with K♠K♦ , and needs it to hold to stay alive against the A♥ T♦ of Denny Kruezi in the big blind.
The board comes J♣ 9♠4♦ 7♦ 7♥ , and Kruezi turns a guthshot straight draw, but improves no further. Hoefer wins the pot with his pocket kings to double up in chips.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
DK Denny Kruezi | 165,000(83 BB) |
| 99,000(50 BB) |
Sho Homma defends with a very short stack from the big blind and gets the last10,000 in after the J♠7♣ 6♥ flop to get called by button raiser Paul Hoefer. Homma is ahead with J♦ 3♥ versus A♠3♦ and stays ahead on the 6♣ J♥ runout.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
| 50,000(25 BB) | |
SH Sho Homma | 30,000(15 BB) |