5K HR ($5,000)

The action is folded to the blinds where Hong Kong’s Ivan Lee makes the raise to 36,000 from his sb. The Naing of Singapore decides to defend his bb.

The flop is T♣ 4♦ 5♦ as Lee checks. The Naing takes the betting lead and fires 30,000. Lee makes the call. The turn is the 2♣ and Lee checks again. This time the Singaporean unloads 80,000. Lee still calls. The river is the 6♣ and no further action ensues as both opt to check.

Lee shows A♦ 4♠ for a pair of fours on the flop. The Naing mucks.

Charlie Chiu of Taiwan opens from the utg+1 position for 20,000 and has the action folded all the way to the bb of Singapore’s The Naing who defends.

The flop is K♣ T♣ 3♥ as The Naing checks. Chiu CBets for 40,000 and the Singaporean announces that he is all in for his remaining 58,000. Chiu makes the call.

The Naing shows K♥ 2♦ for top pair while the Taiwanese player turns over J♠ J♥ .

The turn card is the 7♦ while the river is the 8♠ as The Naing continues to keep his chances afloat.

A short-stacked The Naing from Singapore opens from utg for 20,000 and is greeted with a 3-bet shove from Australia’s Yita Choong in the cutoff. Edgaras Kausinis of Lithuania makes the call from the button prompting The Naing to fold.

Choong tables 9♥ 9♦ while Kausinis shows A♣ Q♠ .

The flop is K♦ 5♥ 5♣ but the turn produces the A♦ to give the Kausinis the lead. None of Choong’s two outs arrived on the river as the 3♣ sealed the Australian’s fate.

Joining another hand in progress, the pot is already at 162,000 with a board of A♠ T♥ Q♣ 7♠ 6♦ . Both protagonists have gone all-in on the river with The Naing from Singapore being the player at risk for his last 158,000 against Renat Bohdanov of the Ukraine.

Bohdanov shows Q♦ 5♣ for mid pair on the flop while The Naing tables A♣ 6♣ for a two-pairs on the river plus a badly needed double-up.