Things are getting testy at the final table. Hyoung Jin Nam, who had one time had a commanding chip lead, seems to be steaming slightly now that he's in third place. He called a raise by Van Marcus to 85,000, then check-called a bet of 95,000 on a flop of . Both players checked through the turn and the river. Nam triumphantly slammed down at showdown and collected the pot when Marcus mucked.
Van Marcus raised to 80,000 on the button and Hyoung Jin Nam called in the small blind. They took a flop of where Nam checked over to Marcus who bet out strongly for 95,000. Nam folded and the Aussies on the rail find voice as Marcus takes it down.
Don't look now, but the three remaining players all have similarly sized chip stacks. Van Marcus and Tae Jun Noh are in a virtual dead heat with roughly 980,000. Hyoung Jin Nam is bringing up the rear with a touch more than 800,000.
In a limped pot, the three players took a flop of . Tae Jun Noh bet out 30,000 from the small blind, Van Marcus folded the big blind and Hyoung Jin Nam made the call on the button.
The turn was the and Noh checked over to Nam who fired 50,000. Noh made the call. The river brought the and Noh checked again to Nam who immediately slid 100,000 into the middle. Noh gave it up and Nam gets one back.
We're getting somewhere. We think. We hope. Another small pot has gone away from Hyoung Jin Nam, this time to Van Marcus. The two men took an unraised flop of and check to the turn. Marcus bet 35,000, then snap-called a raise to 85,000 by Nam. Both players checked the river, with Marcus' taking down the pot.
Tae Jun Noh, new chip leader!
Tae Jun Noh min-raised to 60,000 from the button and Hyoung Jin Nam was the lone caller from the big blind.
The board of was checked to the turn where Noh fired out 30,000. Nam made the call.
The river was the Nam checked to Noh who fired another barrel worth 70,000. Nam shook his head in disgust before calling. Nam tabled but Noh held for two pair to collect another pot. Noh would now be our chip leader as all three players are now fairly even in chips.
Tae Jun Noh raised the pot from the small blind, making it 70,000 to go. Van Marcus was undeterred and made the call. On the flop of , Noh checked to Marcus. Bucking the trend of recent hands, Marcus actually bet the flop, bringing out 80,000 chips. Noh quickly folded.
It's another small pot for Tae Jun Noh, but he appears to have missed a few bets along the way. He and Hyoung Jin Nam took an unraised flop of . Both players checked. on the turn, Noh bet 70,000 and Jin called. We expected further action on the river, but both players shut down with checks. Noh turned over for top pair, solid kicker to take down the pot.