While there has been plenty of action today, the play has seemed quite slow at times. We have just had that confirmed by APPT President Danny McDonaugh who just had to tell one of the tables that they need to speed up their play. Apparently there a couple of players at the table really slowing up the game. A member of the tournament staff has been set up next to the table for the moment, just to make sure the table was clear about McDonaugh's request.
From under the gun, Hong Yan Bian raised to 5,500. Two seats over, Jose Severino three-bet to 11,800. Action folded back to Bian and she went into the tank. Eventually, she mucked and showed the . Severino collected the pot and moved to 215,000 in chips.
When Fakher Alizai opened the button, the big blind player would three-bet to 30,000. Alizai instantly called and the flop was dealt.
Both players checked on the flop and watched as the hit the turn. The play was checked to Alizai and he bet 50,000. When Alizai's opponent folded, Alizai turned over his in triumph and raked in the pot.
After Jin Ho Doo raised from the hijack seat to 4,200, Akira Ohyama reraised all in for approximately 25,000 from the cutoff seat. Action folded back to Doo and he called with the . Ohyama had the better hand with the .
The flop came down and Ohyama stayed in front. The turn gave Doo a flush draw with the and then the river gave him a winner pair with the . Ohyama finished second best and was eliminated.
Kenneth Wong raised to 4,600 from the cutoff seat and Lawrence Chung reraised to 12,000 from the small blind. After Wong gave it up, Chung showed the .
Shortly after that, Chung sent Tetsuro Tomita to the rail and now has right around 200,000 in chips.
Elton Tsang is sitting behind a very handsome stack right now and it comes complements of Guillaume Patry's stack.
Tsang and Patry got it all in preflop, with Patry the player at risk. A flop was just as bad as it can get for Patry and when the turn and river bricked out, it was all over for Patry, while Tsang is one of the chip leaders.
PokerStars Qualifier Jose Severino traveling 38 hours from his home in Panama to be here in Seoul, and it may pay off with the way his chip stack is building. He talks about his journey, and his poker-degen ways, on PokerStars.tv:
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. Severino collected the pot and moved to 215,000 in chips.
flop was dealt.
hit the turn. The play was checked to Alizai and he bet 50,000. When Alizai's opponent folded, Alizai turned over his 
in triumph and raked in the pot.
. Ohyama had the better hand with the 
.
and Ohyama stayed in front. The turn gave Doo a flush draw with the 
and then the river gave him a winner pair with the 
. Ohyama finished second best and was eliminated.
.
flop was just as bad as it can get for Patry and when the turn and river bricked out, it was all over for Patry, while Tsang is one of the chip leaders.
