Hoang Anh Do and Nicholas Wong continue to rumble here on the final table of the APPT Cebu Main Event. Most of the rumbling is going the way of Do as is the case on one of the most recent hands.
Wong opened it to 90,000 in the small blind and Do called out of the big blind. Both players checked the flop and the was dealt on the turn. This time Wong would lead for 110,000 and Do would make the call as an hit the river. This time Wong bet 245,000 and Do made a fairly quick call.
When Do called, Wong sent his cards straight into the muck face down and Do turned over his {jc for a turned pair.
Since Hoang Anh Do and Nicholas Wong couldn't stop battling it out, the play has slowed to an absolute crawl. We have barely seen a flop in the last ten minutes.
The most exciting hand we have seen in over 20 minutes has just occurred and maybe even the only flop we've seen in just as long. It started when Hoang Anh Do raised out of the small blind. Alistair Duff was in the big blind and a flop was dealt.
On the flop, Do checked and Duff bet 110,000. Do then insta-raised to 25,000. It was enough to scare Duff away as his cards went flying into the muck.
Nicholas Wong opened with a raise to 95,000 from the small blind with Hoang Anh Do calling in the big. They took a flop of and Wong check-called a bet of 75,000 from Do. Both players checked the turn before the landed on the river.
Wong fired out a bet of 270,000 which was too much for Do.
Back from the break and here is how the three players are looking at the moment. It's evened right out and with not much action going on, expect three-handed play to last quite some time.
Hoang Anh Do min-raised the button and, not one to give up his blinds easily, Nicholas Wong made the call to see a flop of .
Both players checked and the hit the turn. Wong checked and Do slid 150,000 across the betting line. Wong matched the bet and the river brought the . It looked like an interesting card, but Wong checked and immediately folded when Do reached for chips.
Hoang Anh Do opened the button and Alistair Duff three-bet to 265,000 from the small blind. Nicholas Wong got out of the way in the big blind and Do made the call as a flop was dealt.
Duff checked the flop and then called a bet of 215,000 by Do. When the hit the turn, Duff again checked and this time so too would Do.
The on the river paired up the board and again Duff would check. Do also checked again and Duff turned over his . It was too strong for Do as he sent his cards into the muck and sent the pot to Duff.