Jim Collopy opened to 6,000 from the cut-off, before Michael Friedrich moved all in for his 55,000 in chips. It folded back around to Collopy, who snap-called, as both players tabled their cards.
Collopy:
Friedrich:
Board:
As soon as the ace came on the flop, Friedrich tapped the table, and got up from his chair, as the remainder of the board was no help to him. He goes home with PHP 141,000 for his troubles, as Collopy moves up to 340,000 in chips.
Liow Ming Marcus Kee commited his remaining 37,000 from middle position and instantly called by Anthony Wright in the hijack. Everyone else got out of the way, as both players tabled their cards.
Liow:
Wright:
Board:
Wright’s pocket jacks held against the two over cards of Liow, as he now moves up to 330,000 in chips. Liow stayed seated in his chair, and waited for the tournament director to give him his placing card, before making his way to the cashier.
Jim Collopy has just played executioner in back-to-back hands, and just like that, we are down to our final two tables. In the first hand, Collopy made it 8,000 to go on the button, and Ying Zhao moved all in for 40,200 total from the small blind. It got back to Collopy, and once he got the count, he dropped chips in for the call.
Collopy:
Zhao:
Collopy's king high was actually good going to the flop, and it stayed that way throughout the board, which ran down . Collopy caught an unnecessary flush on the river, upping his stack to 455,000 in the process. Meanwhile, Zhao's elimination means that Lingling Teng is now our last woman standing.
On the very next hand, Jim Collopy made it 8,000 to go from the cuttoff. Ming Sheng moved all in for his last 60,000 from the small blind, and Collopy instantly called.
Collopy:
Sheng:
Collopy's monster pocket pair had Sheng in a world of hurt, and he was never able to catch up, as the board ran down . After that pot, Collopy has pulled away from the field, as he is the first player to crack the 500k mark.
The action started with Jim Collopy opening to 8,000 from under the gun. Both Daniel Spence and Lingling Teng were in the blinds, and made the call, to see the flop come .
The blinds checked over to Collopy, who threw out a continuation bet of 11,000 in chips. Spence then grabbed a stack of 5,000 chips and placed them in the middle, totalling 40,000. Teng tanked for a few minutes, before moving all in for her remaining chips, as Collopy quickly folded. Spence called, and the players tabled their cards.
Teng:
Spence:
Teng could only tap the table, after noticing she had been out-flopped. The on the turn and on the river were no help, as Spence’s two pair sent the last remaining female in the tournament to the rail.
We caught up with the action on the flop, which read . Andrew Nguyen fired out 7,500, and his lone opponent, Jose Medina, raised it up to 15,500. Nguyen thought for only about 30 seconds before making it 29,000 to go, and it was back to Medina. He only thought for about 10 seconds before shoving all in for his last 100,000, and Nguyen beat him into the pot. Medina did not look happy to see Nguyen call so quickly, and when the cards were flipped, we saw why.
Medina:
Nguyen:
Medina got caught shoving light as Nguyen had flopped the second nuts. Medina would need runner runner to survive, but the board completed . Medina will have to settle for 15th, while Nguyen is now one of our leaders with 360,000.
. Collopy caught an unnecessary flush on the river, upping his stack to 455,000 in the process. Meanwhile, Zhao's elimination means that Lingling Teng is now our last woman standing.
. After that pot, Collopy has pulled away from the field, as he is the first player to crack the 500k mark.
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. Andrew Nguyen fired out 7,500, and his lone opponent, Jose Medina, raised it up to 15,500. Nguyen thought for only about 30 seconds before making it 29,000 to go, and it was back to Medina. He only thought for about 10 seconds before shoving all in for his last 100,000, and Nguyen beat him into the pot. Medina did not look happy to see Nguyen call so quickly, and when the cards were flipped, we saw why.
