Fireworks started on the flop between Sam Ng and Daryl James Green, the latter qualified for this event on PokerStars and came all the way from the UK. Green had the for the nut flush draw and straight draw while Ng held the best hand at that point with .
The turn and river completed the board and Ng thanked the dealer before stacking the chips. One hand later he was involved in a four-way pot again and simply moved all in after the . All his opponents folded and Ng was all smiles before flipping over the for a flopped straight.
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British Columbia, Canada's Dominic Mykhaltso got off to a rough start, but things are headed in the right direction now thanks to one miracle river card.
He got his short stack all in with on a board against a player who had turned into a ten-high straight.
However, the river saved Mykhaltso's day making him quad fours.
Ben White opened to 700 and the player on the button called before the action reached the player in the big blind. Down to only 3,300 chips, the latter moved all in and White called with pocket nines whereas the cold-caller mucked his cards. The player at risk held pocket queens and the community cards were almost rushed away, however it was still showing the deadly flop that awarded the pot to White.
Sam Ng was involved in yet another multi-way pot but this time he changed the strategy. Facing three opponents he checked out of the big blind and called a continuation bet by the preflop aggressor from early position for 1,550. On the turn, Ng check-folded to a 6,200 bet and stopped grinning for a few seconds.
Shortly after, Hao Tian raised to 1,100 and received a single caller in the big blind. The flop saw a bet of 1,500 by the Chinese and his opponent let go.
After a raise and a call, Yan Li moved all in for 5,100 chips from middle position and the player on the button reshoved for more. Both initial players in the hand mucked and Li was in bad shape with the versus . The board ran out and that was it for the Chinese.
Japan's Azusa Maeda, who finished runner-up for a bracelet in the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe's €2,500 6-Max No-Limit Hold'em event, describes himself as a crazy player.
Cold calling a three-bet with suited doesn't suggest otherwise.
But what's even crazier is the fact he smashed the flop, cracked the raiser's aces, and now has a spot among the early leaders here in Manila.
flop between Sam Ng and Daryl James Green, the latter qualified for this event on PokerStars and came all the way from the UK. Green had the 
for the nut flush draw and straight draw while Ng held the best hand at that point with 
.
turn and 
river completed the board and Ng thanked the dealer before stacking the chips. One hand later he was involved in a four-way pot again and simply moved all in after the 
. All his opponents folded and Ng was all smiles before flipping over the 
for a flopped straight.
on a 
board against a player who had turned 
river saved Mykhaltso's day making him quad fours.
flop that awarded the pot to White.
made an underpair and kings against another overplaying big slick.
flop saw a bet of 1,500 by the Chinese and his opponent let go.
suited doesn't suggest otherwise. 
