Late yesterday, Iona Finkenrath had made most chips by building up bigger pots but barely having to go to showdown. The German tried to apply the same strategy today as well and faced Seung Soo Jeon. They created a pot of 400,000 to the and Jeon checked from the hijack seat.
Finkenrath bet 100,000 from the button and received a reluctant call by the Korean. "You win," the German immediately said and mucked his cards. Jeon did not have to show in order to claim the chips, but still flashed the to get atop the counts.
Winfred Yu made it 45,000 and Frederick Hernandez pushed all in for some 180,000.
Yu made the call with and Hernandez was flipping for his tournament life on . The flop came down giving Yu a set and he busted Hernandez after the turn and river combo.
Iona Finkenrath made it 50,000 and Seung Soo Jeon defended his big blind.
They both checked the flop. The turn brought the and Finkenrath checked. Jeon made it 50,000, Finkenrath check-raised to 150,000 and Jeon called. The river came the and Jeon pushed all in.
Finkenrath made the quick call with having rivered the flush and Jeon showed for one pair.
Ashley Tay moved all in for his last 101,000 from the button and Romit Advani asked the dealer for the count before reluctantly calling and turning over his out of the big blind. Tan had two high cards in but the board ran out to send the Malaysian to the rail in 14th place.
Seung Soo Jeon raised from the cutoff and was called by chip leader Iona Finkenrath in the small blind. The German instantly shoved the flop for effectively one third of his stack. Jeon stood up from the table, mastered the board while his opponent sipped on a can of Red Bull.
Ultimately the Korean mucked and Finkenrath smiled at him: "I hope(d) you call me."
After the previous action with Iona Finkenrath, Seung Soo Jeon raised from the hijack and faced the 121,000-three-bet of Aaron Lim from one sear over. Jeon moved all in and Lim quickly pushed forward his stack for the call.
Jeon:
Lim:
A loud sigh from Jeon emerged and the flop was a disaster for him. It was all over after the turn and Lim even made the nut flush with the river. Once the stacks were counted, Lim was all in for 496,000 and Jeon had less than two big blinds left.
The next hand the Korean moved all in blind for 35,000 and laughed. "No need to look." Winfred Yu clicked it to 48,000 from the button and Terry Fan called in the big blind. Both players checked down the board and Yu showed his first. Then Fan tabled for a straight and Jeon finally turned over his cards, smashing the to the table. What a drama ...