Dong-bin Han hasn't been afraid to play pots at any stage of this tournament. He was in there again with Sim Somyung. The action was light until the river, where Han fired out a bet of 125,000 with the board showing . Somyun called with top pair , handily beating Han's pair of queens, .
Kevin Clark was short-stacked for almost the entire final table. Sitting with the button, he pushed all in for about 500,000. David Hilton snap-called from the big blind with . Clark found himself in a bad spot when he turned over . There was something for everyone on a flop of , with Hilton making a set of nines and Clark holding the nut flush draw and a pair. The turn left Clark looking for a river heart, but it wasn't to be. The river fell to bounce Clark to the rail in fourth place.
We're down to three players. Dong-bin Han retains the chip lead.
With three players left, Dong-bin Han seems to be mixing things up a bit. David Hilton opened a pot to 105,000. Han and Sim Somyung both called, giving us a "family pot" with about 330,000 up for grabs.
All three players checked the flop. Han again checked the turn, prompting Somyung to bet 150,000. That was enough to fold Hilton. With action back on Han, he moved all in! Somyung quickly folded, and good thing for him -- Han showed for a full house, kings full of deuces.
Big pot! Sim Somyung opened the action for 100,000, then watched as David Hilton re-raised to 300,000 and Dong-bin Han tank-called that raise. That was enough for Somyung. He folded his hand.
With Somyung out of the way, Hilton and Han took a flop of . Hilton checked and called a bet of 220,000 from Han. Both players then checked the , taking the action to the river. Hilton fired a shell at Han by betting 450,000. Han tanked for several minutes, even attempting to talk to Hilton and stare him down. Hilton made no response and eventually tok down the pot when Han open-mucked , a pair of jacks.