Aidan Tam opened the action with a raise from the under-the-gun position only to have Yifan Zheng toss in a three-bet. Action folded back to Tam, he called, and the flop came down . After both players checked, the dealer burned and turned the .
Tam led out for 27,000, Zheng called, and the completed the board on the river. Tam kept the pressure on with a bet of 81,000, and Zheng snap-called. Tam showed the for top pair, but it was no good as Zheng had turned a flush with the .
Aidan Tam opened from under the gun to 12,000 and Yifan Zheng three-bet next to act to 27,000. Once the action folded round to Tam, he moved all in for 180,000 and Zheng snapped him off.
Tam:
Zheng:
With Tam needing to spike any combination of an ace, a straight or a flush, the flop kept only an ace and backdoor straight cards as outs. The turn of the gave Tam any ace or three, but when the river landed the , Tam was out the door in 14th place for a HK$297,000 payday as Zheng climbs to 1,320,000 in chips.
Yat Wai Cheng opened to 13,000 and Yoshitaka Okawa made the call on the button to see a flop fall.
Cheng bet out 16,000 and Okawa called as Cheng continued for 42,000 when the turn landed the . Okawa again made the call as the on the river was followed by a bet of 110,000 from Cheng.
Okawa contemplated for a few moments before releasing his hand and slipping to 260,000 in chips.
Tore Lukashaugen opened to 13,000 and Yifan Zheng three-bet the small blind to 33,000. The action passed back to Lukashaugen and he moved all in for 180,000 with Zheng immediately calling.
Lukashaugen:
Zheng:
The board ran out a rather undramatic and Lukashaugen hit the rail in 13th place for a HK$346,500 payout as Zheng moved over 1.5 million.
Action folded to Yoshitaka Okawa in the small blind and he raised enough to put Ro Woong Park, who has been clinging to a short stack for the last couple of levels, all in if he choose to call off from the big. He did just that for 17,500 and the cards were turned up.
Park:
Okawa:
Park got it in good, but his patience would not be reward as the flop paired Okawa. The turn gave Oakawa two pair and officially left Park drawing dead. The meaningless was run out on the river for good measure and Park took his leave in 12th place.
Yat Wai Cheng raised to 13,000 and Yoshitaka Okawa three-bet to 32,000 from the button. With the action on Devan Tang in the big blind, he cold four-bet to 80,000 to force Cheng out while Okawa made the call.
The flop of saw Tang push out 40,000 and Okawa went into the tank long enough for time to be called on him. As the last few seconds ticked down, Okawa folded and Tang was pushed the pot.
Randy Lew opened to 12,000 only to have Chane Kampanatsanyakorn three-bet next to act from the cutoff to 27,000. Once the action returned to Lew, he moved all in for in excess of 200,000 to force Kampanatsanyakorn to a decision.
After several minutes Kampanatsanyakorn opted to release his hand while slipping to just 66,000 in chips.
Chenxiang Miao opened for 12,000 under the gun and received calls from Yoshitaka Okawa and Yat Wai Cheng in the cutoff and big blind respectively. Cheng then checked the flop, Miao bet 27,000, and Okawa called.
Cheng then woke up with a check-raise to 87,000, Miao folded, and Okawa three-bet all in for 126,500 more. Cheng asked for a count and then made the call.
Okawa:
Cheng:
Okawa had flopped a set to take the lead, and he didn't relinquish it as the appeared on the turn followed by the on the river.
. After both players checked, the dealer burned and turned the 
.
completed the board on the river. Tam kept the pressure on with a bet of 81,000, and Zheng snap-called. Tam showed the 
for top pair, but it was no good as Zheng had turned a flush with the 
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flop kept only an ace and backdoor straight cards as outs. The turn of the 
gave Tam any ace or three, but when the river landed the 
flop fall.
. Okawa again made the call as the 
flop paired Okawa. The 
was run out on the river for good measure and Park took his leave in 12th place.
on the river.