Over on Craig Cockburn's table we noticed he was all in against one player, with Bobo Chen yet to act and in the tank. Eventually Chen folded, showing the .
At this point, Cockburn turned over and Chen looked a little disgruntled. He seemed happier when Cockburn's opponent turned over , however Cockburn did not look too happy.
The board ran out and it was all over for Cockburn.
Earlier we wrote a post in which Kenneth Leong was involved in the biggest hand of the day. He was on the losing side of that hand and his chair is now empty, which can pretty much mean only one thing - busto.
When we were recently looking in on Octavian Voegele's table, we noticed that he was busy called a short-stacked opponent's all in. Voegele held and the all-in player held
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When the ace hit the turn, Voegele tapped the table and turned his cards over and slid them into the muck.
Prominent Australian player Jesse "On The Mac" McKenzie is no longer in his seat and we can not spot him anywhere, therefore we can assume he has been eliminated from the tournament.
As we stated in the previous post, it is the top 28 players who make the money. The min-cash is worth ₱153,510 while a breakdown of the final table payouts can be seen below. It is ₱5,927,000 for the winner, which equates to roughly USD$140,000.
With only 99 players now remaining, APPT President Danny McDonaugh has announced to the field that today will continue either eight levels or when the money is reached. For your information it is 28 players who make the money.
When we came to Bobo Chen's table there was a flop showing and Chen was involved in the hand with Antoine Amourette.
The action was checked to Chen and he quite quickly (quickly for him anyway), bet 3,500. Amourette then check-raised it up to 13,000. It was back on Chen now and he would, surprise surprise, go into the tank. Eventually Chen would give up his hand, showing the to the tabl as he did so.
Kitty Kuo seems to be at her flamboyant best today after winning an extremely lengthy hand that reached no further than the flop.
Our attention was turned to the table when we heard Kitty declare herself “all in” on the flop of . And that’s what the dealer thought as well as he tossed the triangle all-in button in front of Kuo. It would’ve been a massive overbet into such a small pot, but Kuo quickly corrected the error by exclaiming “2,800” on several occasions, much to everyone’s amusement.
The bet was 2,800 but her opponent, Karsten Nielsen, bumped it to 8,000 to send Kuo deep into the tank.
On several occasions she asked Nielsen how much he had behind, and even at one point, requested an exact count by the dealer of his remaining stack.
There was a lot of Hollywooding going on though, as eventually Kuo confidently flicked out a re-raise to 31,200 to effective put Neilsen all in. He re-checked his hole cards before tossing them into the muck. Kuo moves up to 80,000.
We are sure this won't be the last time we say the words "the biggest hand of the tournament," but hey, it's what we just witnessed, so we don't how else to put it.
It all started when Wei Zhong Kua opened it up from the hijack. The player in the small blind made the call and then Kenneth Leong three-bet an extra 2,900 from the big blind. Back on Kua and he would four-bet another 9,000 and Leong made the call.
On the flop, both players opted to check and a hit the turn. The board featured all diamonds now and Leong would lead for 10,000. Kua then quickly popped it to 25,000. Leong made the call and the river completed the board.
This time Leong would slow down, opting to tap the table and send the action to Leong. It didn't take long for Kua to shove all in, having his opponent covered by a short amount.
Kua looked crushed. He painfully thought for more than five minutes, apologizing to the table several times. Eventually he would let his hand go, tabling {qd before sliding them into the muck. With that hand, Kua becomes the chip leader.