Thomas Lee was one of the biggest stacks in the room and was one of the few players with the brand new T-25,000 chips. The biggest pot came off a three-way pot with Rolf Galasen after spiking top set with pocket kings while Galasen's turned trips queens.
The Canadian then called a three-bet shove from Andrei Dementev to put the latter at risk for his last 60,500. The Russian had one over card in and the board ran out in his favor.
The following hand happened just before the break.
After a raise by Jessie Leonarez, two players including Winfred Yu in the blinds called to see a three-way flop of . Yu check-raised from 5,500 to 20,500 with the third player getting out of the way and then Leonarez squeezed to 50,000 more on top. Yu moved all in for a total of 95,000 and was called by Leonarez with the .
Yu held the and both the turn and the river bricked. Fellow Poker Club members came over to pat Yu on the back before heading out of the tournament area.
Chulwoo Park had lost his media card when moving tables and just appeared next to the media desk. In the first hand he doubled up in a battle of the blinds with against Douglas Olsson's thanks to a board of .
The next hand, a short stack moved all in for less than 10 big blinds from under the gun with the and Park called out of the small blind with . The board ran out and the chips again went to Park.
Hao Tian supposedly started the day with 7,200 chips and just got moved to the table in front of the media desk. A quick question to inquire about his stack at the start however shed to light that the Chinese had 72,000. Either way, he is still in it to win it.
In a preflop all in, Ying Lin Chua was at risk with the and asked for a jack despite being way ahead of the of Gerald Casey. The wish was granted as both players flopped a set on and the miracle one-outer suckout didn't come anymore. Both the turn and river bricked.
Yi Zhou open-shoved for 20 big blinds from the button with the and Adrian Brion looked him up from one seat further with . The Chinese was drawing dead on the turn, however even made a flush on the river to rub it in, producing a board of .
After a raise in late position, Sam Ng flat-called in the small blind and so did Inge Forsmo in the big blind. On the flop, Forsmo check-raised the bet of the initial preflop aggressor from 7,500 to 25,000 and Ng check-called whereas the other player folded.
Ng check-called 30,000 on the turn and then moved all in after the river. Forsmo mucked his cards and Ng sat there, shocked and wanted to have a call badly. He then wanted to show the cards only to this very blogger but that's against the rules. In table chat he then said to everyone "nine nine", which means he would have flopped quads.
turned trips queens.
and the 
board ran out in his favor.
. Yu check-raised from 5,500 to 20,500 with the third player getting out of the way and then Leonarez squeezed to 50,000 more on top. Yu moved all in for a total of 95,000 and was called by Leonarez with the 
.
and both the 
turn and the 
river bricked. Fellow Poker Club members came over to pat Yu on the back before heading out of the tournament area.
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against Douglas Olsson's 
thanks to a board of 
.
and the chips again went to Park.
of Gerald Casey. The wish was granted as both players flopped a set on 
and the miracle one-outer suckout didn't come anymore. Both the 
turn and 
river bricked.
flop, Forsmo check-raised the bet of the initial preflop aggressor from 7,500 to 25,000 and Ng check-called whereas the other player folded.