A short-stacked Satrya Teja, who if you recall finished as the chip leader at the end of Day 1b, moved all in for 49,000 under the gun and cleared the field to Chane Kampanatsanyakorn, who made the call from the cutoff. The rest of the field got out of the way and the cards were turned up.
Teja:
Kampanatsanyakorn:
It was a classic flip, and according to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, Kampanatsanyakorn was a 53.71% favorite while Teja would survive 45.92% of the time. The flop didn't hit Teja directly, but it did deliver him a flush draw to go with his overs, which made him a 52.32% favorite.
The turn was no help, and Kampanatsanyakorn jumped back into the lead with a 65.91% chance of ending with the best hand. The dealer burned one last time and put out the . Teja missed and finished in 19th place for HK$247,500.
Peter Chan opened to 11,000 from middle position and Andrew Lam moved all in from the big blind for 93,000 with Chan making the call.
Lam:
Chan:
With Lam trailing, the flop changed little, but it would be the on the turn giving him the lead as the completed the board on the river. As Lam doubled to nearly 200,000, Chan slipped to 330,000 in chips.
A sick beat just took place over at Table 3 that resulted in the elimination of Ling Tong.
We didn't catch the action until the turn on a board reading . There was about 100,000 in the pot, and Tong had gotten his last 70,000 or so all in against Yifan Zheng.
Zheng:
Tong:
Tong got his chips in with a full house against the of Zheng. Obviously Zheng's flush draw was no good, and that meant he needed to spike one of the two remaining aces to steal the pot. Well, we told you it was a sick beat, and that's because the peeled off on the river.
The table and railbirds reacted sharply while a shell-shocked Tong sought consolation from his girlfriend on the rail.
The action folded to Yat Wai Cheng in the small blind and he raised to 15,000 before Cheryl Peng three-bet to 40,000 from the big. Cheng then four-bet to 85,000 and Peng instantly moved all in for 103,000 with Cheng calling.
Peng:
Cheng:
The board ran out and Peng was sent to the rail in 17th until another elimination happened on the adjacent table to see her share 16th place with Andrew Lam and chop the 16th and 17th prize money as they both capture HK$272,250.
While Cheryl Peng was being eliminated on the adjacent table, Andrew Lam bet out 30,000 on a board before Peter Chan check-raised all in with Lam making the call for his tournament life.
Lam:
Chan:
With Lam drawing to only a diamond, the river landed the to see him chop 16th place with Peng to take home HK$272,250 in prize money.