Jester Intia was all in for 17,025 after the turn of a board and Hai Ha Tran didn't say a word, instead exposed his . The tournament director happened to walk past the table and inquired what was going on after Tran had still not said a single word. "You have just killed the hand," the TD said and as such the cards went into the muck.
Train said that he would have folded anyways and received a "It doesn't matter anyways, I have the nuts" from Jester. The local player smashed his to the middle of the table and was unhappy about not getting the full double up.
Sean Mcmahon and Johnjin Kim got into yet another interesting spot and the latter bet 1,900 on the flop to receive a call by the Australian on the button. Kim also fired the turn for 3,425 and was called before the fell on the river. Now, Kim made it 7,500 to go and Mcmahon was sent into the think tank for at least two minutes.
The Australian made the reluctant call and Kim immediately tapped the table before sheepishly turning over his . Mcmahon was relieved and claimed the pot with the .
The very same player that had previously paid off the pocket aces of Bryan Huang now shipped over the remainder of his stack to Quang Duong. From what could be gathered on the table, Duong had top pair with the on and called the shove of the opponent to get shown pocket fours, a failed semi-bluff attempt. None of the remaining fours in the deck showed up on the river and the chips were awarded to Duong.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada's Tom Lee decided to play this event while traveling around South East Asia. Now he finds himself among the chip leaders as Level 6 comes to a close here on Day 1a.
Lee's biggest jumps came courtesy of a few big hands, including one where he picked up pocket aces versus pocket queens and another where he won a flip with over jacks.
"Other than that I've won a lot of uncontested pots," he told PokerNews.
With the board reading , Sean McMahon made a bet worth 2,325 and Johnjin asked the dealer again for the exact amount before making the call and then quickly nodding. McMahon had flipped over for kings and fours, which won the pot. "Nice hand. Call with ace-high," Kim said to his opponent and flashed the before releasing his two cards into the muck.
PokerStars Team Pro Bryan Huang had already increased the stack since the last break and got through with a value-bet worth 4,000 on the river. The opponent of Huang flipped over his and tapped the table once Huang had revealed his and the Team Pro is on the right track for a big stack.
Until the turn, a pot of 6,000 chips had emerged and Iona Christopher Finkenrath faced a bet of 3,500 by the player in the big blind. He moved all in and the opponent asked for a count, then took a few bites from his pasta. The dealer verified it to be 6,400 more and the all in was called by the opponent with for a straight and flush draw.
Finkenrath had the best hand until that point with the and the river bricked.
All players that run out of chips as of level six and until the end of the day cannot re-enter the competition for the same starting day anymore. Instead, they have the option to re-enter tomorrow and take another shot at the juicy prize pool.
Within the first five levels, more than 70 players have been eliminated.
board and Hai Ha Tran didn't say a word, instead exposed his 
. The tournament director happened to walk past the table and inquired what was going on after Tran had still not said a single word. "You have just killed the hand," the TD said and as such the cards went into the muck.
to the middle of the table and was unhappy about not getting the full double up.
flop to receive a call by the Australian on the button. Kim also fired the 
turn for 3,425 and was called before the 
fell on the river. Now, Kim made it 7,500 to go and Mcmahon was sent into the think tank for at least two minutes.
. Mcmahon was relieved and claimed the pot with the 
.
on 
and called the shove of the opponent to get shown pocket fours, a failed semi-bluff attempt. None of the remaining fours in the deck showed up on the river and the chips were awarded to Duong.
over jacks.
for kings and fours, which won the pot. "Nice hand. Call with ace-high," Kim said to his opponent and flashed the 
before releasing his two cards into the muck.
for a straight and flush draw.
and the 
