From middle position, Tsugunari Toma opened with a raise to 25,500. Action then folded over to Henry Wang in the cutoff seat, and he reraised all in for 314,000. Play then folded to Alan Sass in the big blind, and he called all in for less at 203,000. After a couple of minutes in the tank, Toma folded.
When the cards were turned over, Wang held the and was up against the . Sass was at risk for less chips, but held the best hand going into the battle.
The flop came down , and Wang had missed so far. The turn was the to give Wang a straight draw, but that straight draw didn't matter because Sass would make a full house.
The river completed the board with the , and Sass had secured his double up to over 450,000 in chips. Wang was left with just over 100,000.
Tom Alner raised pre flop and Tsugunari Toma made the call from the big blind. The flop came down and Toma check-called 29,000.
On the turn the hit and Toma checked again. Alner fired out 62,000 and Toma followed with the quick call.
The river brought the and for the third time Toma quickly checked. Alner put together a bet of 140,000 and slid his chips forward. Toma went into the tank for about twenty seconds before he decided to raise up to 315,000.
Alner clearly didn't see the raise coming, and he went into the tank for several minutes. Eventually Toma called the clock on him, and about half a minute later Alner decided to call.
Toma cheered as he slammed his onto the felt. He had made the nut flush, and Alner could do nothing but muck his cards. He's now one of the short stacks while Toma is now in second place.
From the cutoff seat, Ying Kit Chan raised to 25,000 with 310,000 behind. Henry Wang reraised all in for 112,500 from the next seat on the button, and action folded back to Chan. After a minute of tanking, Chan folded, and Wang won the pot to chip up a little bit.
Xing Zhou raised to 25,000 and Ying Kit Chan called. Andrew Hinrichsen sat on the button and decided to three-bet up to 68,000. Tom Alner, who had just lost a huge pot, was in the small blind and moved all in for 254,000.
Zhou and Chan quickly folded, and Hinrichsen kicked his cards into the muck after some deliberation.
From under the gun, Michael Kanaan raised to 24,000. Tsugunari Toma made the call from the next seat, Alan Sass called on the button, Xing Zhou called from the small blind and Jacques Zaicik called from the big blind.
All five players saw the flop come down , and action checked around. The turn was the with Zhou and Zaicik checking to Kanaan. He bet 55,000, then Toma raised to 115,000. Sass, Zhou, Zaicik and Kanaan all folded, and Toma won the pot.
Henry Wang couldn't catch a break today. On one of the first hands he doubled up Jacques Zaicik and Wang took another hit when Alan Sass also doubled through him. Just now Wang moved all in for 130,500 from the cutoff and Andrew Hinrichsen called from the button.
Henry Wang:
Andrew Hinrichsen:
The board ran out , and Wang was knocked out in 9th place. Eight players remain and Hinrichsen moves into third place.
and was up against the 
. Sass was at risk for less chips, but held the best hand going into the battle.
, and Wang had missed so far. The turn was the 
to give Wang a straight draw, but that straight draw didn't matter because Sass would make a full house.
, and Sass had secured his double up to over 450,000 in chips. Wang was left with just over 100,000.
and Toma check-called 29,000.
hit and Toma checked again. Alner fired out 62,000 and Toma followed with the quick call.
and for the third time Toma quickly checked. Alner put together a bet of 140,000 and slid his chips forward. Toma went into the tank for about twenty seconds before he decided to raise up to 315,000.
onto the felt. He had made the nut flush, and Alner could do nothing but muck his cards. He's now one of the short stacks while Toma is now in second place.
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, and action checked around. The turn was the 
with Zhou and Zaicik checking to Kanaan. He bet 55,000, then Toma raised to 115,000. Sass, Zhou, Zaicik and Kanaan all folded, and Toma won the pot.
