Leow Edges Ahead
It's tight at the top, but Ivan Leow has edged into the chip lead, but only just. There was some more pushing and shoving, but nothing came of it. Finally, there was a flop, with Xiaobo Zhou raising the button to 90,000 and Chang Bo Feng made the call from the big blind to take play heads-up. Feng led the 
flop and Zhou made a quick fold.
The next hand it was Sang Hwang the man doing the raising, making it 90,000 from early position and receiving no respect for doing so, with Wayne Zhang (middle position), and Ivan Leow (small blind) making the call to take play three-way to a flop of 
.
There was no betting and the 
came in on the turn. Leow took a stab for roughly half pot and both other players folded, leaving Leow to rake in the pot and edge into a slender lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,550,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
3,450,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
2,000,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
1,550,000
-170,000
|
-170,000 |
|
1,250,000
150,000
|
150,000 |