02-23-2009 17:49 UTC-7

Farkye Still Gathering Steam

[user75032]

As we approach the next break, Kofi Farkye shows no signs of slowing down. He's up to 526,000 after taking a small pot away from Dan Shak with a bet of 6,000 on the turn of a {9-Diamonds}

{9-Diamonds}

{10-Spades}

{2-Hearts}

{J-Clubs}

board.

David Chiu, on the other hand, is losing ground. He bet 30,000 on a board of {Q-Hearts}

{Q-Hearts}

{J-Hearts}

{5-Diamonds}

, then tanked for two minutes after his lone opponent check-raised to 80,000. Chiu ultimately decided to look for a better spot, folding and preserving his stack at 90,000.

Tags: David Chiu Kofi Farkye