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A quick fold by Edward Sabat cost him part of a pot. He checked his option from the big blind after Diwei Huang limped in and Charles Chua completed the small blind. All three players checked the flop of , the turn and the river . At showdown, Sabat mucked his hand first. Chua and Huang then both opened hands that were under the board, meaning each player played the board as his hand. That brought an exclamation of regret from Sabat. He too had mucked a hand that was playing the board -- a hand that would have been entitled to one-third of the pot.
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Edward Sabat was the only caller of Diwei Huang's button raise to 120,000. On a flop of , Sabat led into Huang for 150,000. That bet produced a fold from Huang.
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Short-stacked Diwei Huang raised to 120,000. He found one caller in the small blind -- Charles Chua.
The flop appeared innocuous enough. It came down . Chua checked to Huang, who made a half-pot bet of 120,000. When action moved back to Chua, he made it 400,000 to go. From there, the end result was inevitable. Huang moved all in and Chua quickly called.
Huang:
Chua:
Huang was temporarily in the lead, but everyone in the room could see that a chopped pot was a strong possibility. Even Chua seemed to be rooting for a chop. "I don't want the eight," he said. "That would be mean. I'm happy to split."
Split is exactly what happened when the turn and river came running tens, the and the .
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Charles Chua raised to 140,000 from the button. Edward Sabat was having none of that, reraising the small blind to 575,000. That was enough to fold Diwei Huang and Chua in turn.
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Chuck Chips Up
Edward Sabat couldn't hold onto Charles Chua's chips for long. Chua raised the small blind to 150,000 and Sabat made the call. On a flop of , Chua bet 200,000, folding Sabat.