Just one table over, Wooka Kim found herself in a flip situation as well. She moved in for about 20,000 over the top of a late position raise to 4,000. The big blind called all in for just less than Kim's stack, folding the late position player. Kim showed , just slightly ahead of the big blind's . It looked like it was all over for Kim after a flop and a turn. As she was getting ready to gather her things, the dealer burned and turned a miracle card -- the .
Kim squealed with delight, clapping her hands, "Thank you!" she said to the dealer. She had the big blind just barely covered and as a result knocked him out of the tournament. She's up to about 43,000 in chips.
Larry Pashak limped into the pot, then had to look into the big blind's soul after the big blind moved all in for 8,700 total. Pashak had only 9,700 behind the 1,200 he had already invested in the hand. After about a minute of soul searching and Vulcan mind-melding, Pashak made the call with . He was flipping against the big blind's and won the hand on a board of . Pashak now has about 22,000 in chips.
Chanon Phucharoenyos moved all in for his last 17,900 from under the gun and the action folded to Hori Katsiyoshi in the big blind who snap-called with . Phucharoenyos would need some help as he revealed .
The flop landed offering Phucharoenyos no assistance. The turn was the offering him some life, and the table erupted when a repeat hit on the river to give Phucharoenyos an unlikely double up to about 38,000 chips.
Another massive pot between Tim Davis and Yoshihiro Tasaka has resulted in Davis' elimination from the tournament and has cemented Tasaka's status as the runaway chip leader. With the board showing , Tasaka checked to Davis, who made it 10,000 to go. Tasaka check-raised to 42,000, a pressure bet to Davis who had only 45,000 behind his original bet. He moved all in after about a minute of thought and Tasaka quickly called.
Tasaka:
Davis:
It was a similar situation to the previous hand between the pair, but the roles were reversed. Now Davis had the flush draw and Tasaka had the made hand. The turn helped neither player, and the river helped both. It made the nut flush for Davis but it also paired the board and allowed Tasaka to make a full house. He won the hand and sent Davis to the rail.
When the flop came , Yoshihiro Tasaka and Tim Davis both liked what they saw and all the chips went into the middle.
Davis held for two pair as Tasaka flipped over for the nut flush draw. The turn was the to complete the flush and Davis couldn't pair the board when the fell, giving Tasaka a huge pot worth close to 100,000 chips.
A monster pot has just gone down that left Justin Jung heading for the exit and Tim Davis raking in a pot worth over 80,000!
We caught the action on a flop of , where Jung led out for 6,500. Davis made the call in position.
The turn was the and Jung quickly fired 10,000 into the middle. Davis deliberated and made the call, as the fans on the rail had to be moved back as they all tried to catch a glimpse of the action.
Before the river had landed Jung moved the last of his 23,700 chips into the middle, in a sign of super-strength. The river landed the and Davis raised his eyebrows as he went into the tank. He eventually made the call and flipped over for running trips as Jung slammed onto the felt in frustration at the way the hand went down.
Jung hits the bricks and Davis jumps to the tournament lead with around 100,000 chips.