Kim Rising
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
Gab Yong Kim is back today for Day 1b after busting his two bullets during Day 1a.
Today, he is on the winning side so far, as he has already doubled the starting stack. In one of his crucial hands, he three-bet preflop to 2,600 chips from the big blind, after a hijack raise to 500, and calls from the cutoff and the button.
Only the cutoff player followed him on the flop, which came 
, with Kim betting 4,500 to get called again.
The 
hit the turn, and Kim check-called this time a bet at 5,000 from his opponent.
The 
completed the board on the river, and both players checked. Kim opened 
which was enough to scoop the pot as the other player mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000 | 33,000 |
. The small blind checked, as did Uri Gilboa out of the big blind, and Huy Pham checked in position.
and the small blind bet 1,600, getting two callers.
for just a pair of tens and took down the pot.
and he was all in. His opponent was covered and decided to call for his life, but saw the bad news when Osabe opened 
for trips.
, respectively.
, giving some more outs to the all-in player.
on the turn gave a bigger lead to Villa and Xu, with Villa now having the opportunity to win the pot with a fourth club on the river.
was the card that completed the board, causing the bust-out of a player while the two others chopped it up.
and Chang doubled for 31,500.