Huang Out Just Before the Break
In the space of a few hands, PokerStars Team Pro Bryan Huang has been eliminated from the tournament. Huang was more than happy to fill us in on his demise.
In the first hand, Huang opened to 1,400, before his opponent moved all-in for his last 12,000 in chips. Huang made the call and tabled his 
, which were behind to his opponent’s 
. The flop came 
, but when the came on the turn, he took the lead.
“I had 7-9,” said one player, leaving his opponent one out to win the hand. Unfortunately for Huang, his opponent would hit that one-out, to see his chip stack halved.
In the final hand, Huang again opened to 1,400, and watched as Bawod Hyunshik Yun raised to 4,000. Huang then moved all-in for his last 12,000 and was called as both players tabled their cards.
Huang: 
Yun: 
Huang was in great shape to double, until the dreaded fell on the river, sending him to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
. The player on the big blind checked, as did Nakabo, before the player in late position bet out 4,800. The hijack folded, Pablo Lee called from the cut-off, and the big blind folded, before the decision was back on Nakabo. He thought for a minute, before grabbing a handful of chips, and throwing out a raise to 21,000. The player in late position just flatted the bet, bringing a chuckle from Lee in the cut-off. He moved all in, splashing the pot, for an additional 4,500 in chips. Nakabo, with 5,000 behind, agonised over the decision for what seemed liked 5 minutes. No one called time, but he eventually convinced himself to lay down the hand. The other player called, and the cards were tabled.
fell on the floor to give his opponent a flush draw, the 
on the river completed the board to see him race up to 80,000 in chips.
, and Jones checked. Tan threw out a continuation bet of 2,100, before being met with a raise to 4,200 from the player on the button. Jones went into the tank for a minute, before announcing all-in.
. Both players then checked over to Westmorland, who threw out a continuation bet of 1,200, which forced a fold from the small blind. The player in the big blind got adventurous, raising to 2,575, leaving exactly 5,000 behind. Westmorland wasn’t fazed, moving all-in over the top for around 15,000 in chips, prompting a fold a minute later.
, and the big blind swiftly threw out 1,300. The original raiser got out of the way, as Lee made the call, to see the 
come on the turn. This time the big blind checked, and was quick to muck his hand when Lee threw out a sizable bet.
complete the board. A quick bet of 5,600 was enough to see Yoon muck his hand, as he drops to 13,000 in chips.
, to see Guerin move up to 55,700 and sending another player to the rail.
