Ka Cheong Wong has been looking for a spot for the last hour or so and when he shoved with he thought this might be it.
Wong was playing in a hand with Sergey Lebedev. There was some action before Wong shoved all in for his remaining 320000 and Lebedev was quick to call.
Lebedev had and was racing with Wong. There was a little bit more than 11th place on the line in this race. Wong is currently #2 in the Asia Player of the Year race. He trails the leader by 20 points and he needed a top 10 finish in this event to take the top spot.
The board didn't seem to care much about it when it gave Wong his pair, but gave Lebedev a set and left Wong with a tough task. The turn, , and the river, , didn't help Wong and he was eliminated. Just shy of the 10th spot and a place at the top of the APOY leaderboard.
"YES! YES!" shouted Connor Drinan after he saw Zhou Zhou's winning for a flush at showdown.
He'd raised to 40,000 from the button and Zhou called from the big blind. Both players checked the flop before Zhou check-called 70,000 on the turn. The river was the and Drinan tank checked behind.
He was so happy he didn't go for value on the river and his yelling was in delight.
Patrick Mahoney was eliminated in 10th place. He got all in against Hsien Kui Yang for all of his chips.
Mahoney had and Yang had . The board came and Mahoney was eliminated in 10th place. Yang broke the 1-million mark, after spending much of the day among the shorter stacks.
The players are now going on a 40-minute break. When play resumes the final nine will come back and play down to six.
Nan Tu came in as the short stack and he was the first player to make a real move, on the second hand.
The action folded to him on the button and he raised to 45,000. Conor Drinan three-bet to 110,000 from the next seat but folded when Tu four-bet jammed for 403,000.
Nan Tu has been active early and just won two pots in a row.
On the first hand, Thomas Ward raised to 45,000 and Tu and Hsien Kui Yang called. The flop came and the action checked to Tu, he bet 55,000 and took down the pot.
On the next hand, Tu opened for 46,000 and Zhou Zhou called from the big blind. The flop was and Zhou checked to Tu. Tu bet 45,000 and Zhou called. The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the and Zhou checked once more to Tu. Tu bet 70,000, which was enough to take it down.
he thought this might be it.
and was racing with Wong. There was a little bit more than 11th place on the line in this race. Wong is currently #2 in the Asia Player of the Year race. He trails the leader by 20 points and he needed a top 10 finish in this event to take the top spot.
, and the river, 
, didn't help Wong and he was eliminated. Just shy of the 10th spot and a place at the top of the APOY leaderboard.
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for a flush at showdown. 
flop before Zhou check-called 70,000 on the 
and Drinan tank checked behind. 
and Yang had 
. The board came 
and Mahoney was eliminated in 10th place. Yang broke the 1-million mark, after spending much of the day among the shorter stacks.
and Zhou checked to Tu. Tu bet 45,000 and Zhou called. The turn was the 
and Zhou checked once more to Tu. Tu bet 70,000, which was enough to take it down.