Davies and Tang With Shoves
Level 14
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Devan Tang had shoved once again without receiving a call and is slowly climbing up in chips.
Scott Davies also put an opponent to the ultimate test after raising to 16,000 and facing the three-bet worth 46,000 by Meng Dian Peng. The American moved all in and enforced a fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
385,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
230,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
165,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
in a preflop all in situation against the pocket nines of Scott Davies. Thomas Ward had folded one of the two remaining nines, but lady luck was smiling on the American by producing the very last nine out of the deck on the river to send Zhang packing.
. Tang didn't immediately show his cards but grinned, though Ward is his friend and the two know each other well. "You got aces?" the New Zealander asked but instead Tang rolled over his 
. The board ran out 
and Tang is back to where he started.
for only a pair of sixes. Wittendorff's 
was just a busted straight draw and the Dane lost almost half of the stack.
turn changed anything. And none of the six over cards showed up either, as the 
river crowned a new chip leader.
. Alberto Gomez eventually made the call after reraising and tabled his 
, Percy Yung check-raised all in with 
for top pair and Makoto Yoshimichi ended up calling with the 