Hilberts Loses Massive Pot on the River
Thijs Hilberts was facing a tough decision in the flop, where he had raised to 15,000 after his opponent's continuation-bet, and his opponent went all in for 75,000 chips.
Hilberts was considering whether to call or not, asking his opponent if he would show him his cards if he folds. His opponent replied that he will show only one, and after some more deliberation he decided to call. The other player in the hand said "Nice call," and the two players opened their cards.
Thijs Hilberts: 
Opponent: 
Hilberts was ahead with this pair but he still had to fade some outs. The 
on the turn gave some extra outs for a gutshot to the other player, and the 
on the river was one of them, prompting Hilberts to hit his card on the table with frustration.
Still, Hilberts has around 80,000 but with this pot he would have catapulted himself to the chip leaders of Day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000 |
but was behind to the 
of a single opponent. However, the 
runout gave him a full house, eights full of nines, eliminating his opponent.
and Lin added a small amount to her stack.
, and there was no trouble for Tian, who sent a player to the rail.
and Lei Yu check-called a bet for 5,000 chips.
fell on the turn and Yu check-called again, this time for 8,000.
and Zhao turned the pair he needed to stay alive, while the button player busted, and the cutoff won the side pot.
for the nut flush draw and middle pair and was in good shape against the inferior flush draw of his opponent with 
run out was not what he was looking for and Chong doubled up.
