Konstantin Pogodin opened and then called a shove from Michael Tureniec who tabled .
Pogodin showed and thumped the table when he saw Tureniec hit the flop but the gave him a set he didn’t see at first. The turn and river was the end of the line for Tureniec.
Sunny Jung opened the action for 24,000 and got a call from Konstantin Pogodin. Dimitar Danchev then raised to 72,000.
Jung asked to see his stack before raising to 200,000. Pogodin then folded and after a brief pause Danchev moved all in. Jung got an exact count and took his time before making the call to put Danchev at risk.
Danchev had and Jung the .
An emphatic final board of gave Danchev outs on the turn but it was not to be and the steady stream of exits continued.
Ronald Chun Long Yu started the action with a middle position raise to 20,000. Action came around to Tore Lukashaugen in the small blind and he three-bet the action to 55,000. Jorn Walthaus was in the big blind and he wasted little time four-bet shipping for 132,000 total. Yu folded and Lukashaugen plopped out a call.
Lukashaugen:
Walthaus:
The dealer fanned a flop, putting three hearts on the board and giving Walthaus the opportunity to draw at a higher flush. That draw came through on the turn, as the hit the felt and Walthaus was guaranteed a double up. The completed the board and Walthaus was pushed the pot.
Meng Dian Peng opened for 22,000 and Sunny Jung raised to 61,000. Ami Barer then cold-four bet to 127,000 and when Peng folded Jung made the call.
The flop was and Jung led out for 110,000 which Barer called. The turn brought the and now both players checked. The river card saw Jung forlornly check and then fold when Barer bet 89,000.
After coming out on the wrong side of a confrontation with Vladimir Troyanovskiy just two hands earlier, we found Jorn Walthaus open-ship all in from the hijack for his last 63,000. Joseph Cheong called from the cutoff and the rest of the table folded.
Cheong showed and needed to improve against Walthaus' in order to score the elimination. The flop came out clean for Walthaus, falling . The on fourth street meant that Cheong needed an ace or a trey on the river in order to score the elimination.
Walthaus' fate changed that instant as the finished off the board, giving Cheong top pair for the elimination. Walthaus collected HK$338,000 and Cheong brought his stack up to 465,000.
Yaxi Zhu was in the small blind and had reached the turn of a board reading . Meng Dian Peng had opened the action from the button and he called a bet of 70,000 from Zhu.
The came on the river and Zhu continued for 100,000. “Raise.” Peng announced and made it 250,000. Zhu riffled her chips and gave him a long cold stare but laid it down.
Meng Dian Peng opened the action with a raise from the hijack. Action came over to reigning champion Sunny Jung on the button and he announced a three-bet to 65,000. The blinds folded back to Peng who grabbed a handful of chips and moved them across the betting line for a four-bet to 190,000. Jung called to see a flop.
The dealer fanned on the felt and Peng continued out for 195,000. Jung thought for a brief moment before moving out a call. The dropped down on fourth and Peng slowed down with a check. Jung checked it back and the completed the board. Peng instantly checked for a second time, giving Jung the opportunity to move out a final bet of 225,000. Peng flung his cards at the muck and Jung was awarded the pot.
With this victory, Jung has extended his chip lead to about 1.9 million.
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and thumped the table when he saw Tureniec hit the flop but the 
gave him a set he didn’t see at first. The turn 
and river 
was the end of the line for Tureniec.
and Jung the 
.
gave Danchev outs on the turn but it was not to be and the steady stream of exits continued.
flop, putting three hearts on the board and giving Walthaus the opportunity to draw at a higher flush. That draw came through on the turn, as the 
saw Jung forlornly check and then fold when Barer bet 89,000.
and needed to improve against Walthaus' 
in order to score the elimination. The flop came out clean for Walthaus, falling 
. The 
on fourth street meant that Cheong needed an ace or a trey on the river in order to score the elimination.
. Meng Dian Peng had opened the action from the button and he called a bet of 70,000 from Zhu.
completed the board. Peng instantly checked for a second time, giving Jung the opportunity to move out a final bet of 225,000. Peng flung his cards at the muck and Jung was awarded the pot.