On a flop reading Vivian Im checked her option from the blinds before her opponent put in a bet. Im then raised it up to 2,500 but was met with another raise to 6,500.
Im then opted to move all in for her remaining 18,125 in chips, which forced a fold from her opponent about a minute later.
Zhenjian Lin opened the action from middle position with a bet of 800. It folded to Yu Xia, in the small blind, who made the call as did Wei-chuan Hsu from the big.
The flop came and Xia led for 1,700. Hsu made the call and Lin raised to 4,000. Having both her opponents covered, Xia didn't hesitate to announce "all in". Hsu followed by moving his chips into the middle as did Lin.
The hands looked like this:
Xia:
Hsu:
Lin:
The turn came to give both Lin and Hsu a full house. The river then fell, giving Hsu a better full house, the pot and eliminating Lin from the tournament.
We arrived at the table with the board reading and over 10,000 chips in the middle of the table.
As soon as the dealer produced the turn card, Kitty Kuo moved all in for her remaining 5,575 in chips. Her opponent in the hand then tanked for a few minutes before finally making the call.
Kuo:
Opponent:
Kuo was in front with her higher pair, and scooped in the pot when the fell on the river.
We happened upon the table just as PokerStars Team Pro Bryan Huang was faced with a 1,600 river bet and the board showing . The bet gave him pause and he eventually made the call showing . His opponent was sliding his cards into the muck when Huang talked him into showing and he turned over .
Huang is playing solid and gathering intel proving he is a force to be reckoned with.
Zhao Feng called the big bling of 300 from UTG. Action folded around to Quan Zhou, in middle position. While Zhou was thinking, Leo Damien Kwan put 1,000 into the middle out of turn. Zhou then raised to 1,100. Kwan pulled his chips back and the dealer told him it needed to stay. Other players started getting into the discussion and the floor was called.
The situation was explained and the floor went to get another supervisor. The ruling came down that since the raise of Zhou changed the action, Kwan could take his chips back and have all options open to him. He was also told if he did it again, he would receive a penalty. Kwan retrieved his chips and folded.
There were still a few people to act but only Yan Cai, the big blind, made the call. Play was now back to Feng, who originally limped, and took advantage of the situation and reraised to 3,500 which prompted a fold from everyone.
Kim Gap Young opened the pot with a bet of 625 from under the gun and was called by the player to his left as well as the player in the small blind.
The flop came down and the small blind checked. Young threw out a continuation bet of 1,625 which was called, as the fell on the turn.
This time the player in the small blind reached for his chips, before placing out 2,300. Young made the call as both watched the complete the board. Another bet of 3,400 from the small blind sent Young into the tank, which was eventually called a few minutes later.
Young's cards flew into the muck when his opponent tabled his which was good enough to take down the pot.
Ashley Warner raised to 600 from UTG which prompted pretty much the entire table to play. With 4 players calling Warner's raise, Tyrone Kerrigan made it 3,100 from the big blind. After a little thinking, Warner moved all in for 14,500. It folded back to Kerrigan who made the call.
Kerrigan:
Warner:
It was the ace on the river that ended Warner's hope of the trophy when the board ran out . Kerrigan is now sitting with about double his starting stack.
Percy Yung min-raised to 600 from the hijack. The cutoff folded but Kitty Kuo, on the button, and the big blind called.
The big blind checked the flop. Yung continued for 1,000 and Kuo immediately raised to 3,000 prompting the player in the big blind to fold. Yung stared at Kuo for a bit, trying to figure things out, and eventually made the call.
Yung checked to Kuo on the turn. Kuo answered with a bet of 4,500. Yung took a bit more time before she found the fold giving this round to Kuo
Walking around the room, we've noticed that one player has a stack nearing 100,000 in chips. That player is Alvan Zheng.
Zheng has had some impressive results in the past here in Macau, taking out the HK$20,000 No Limit Hold'em - $1,000,000 Guaranteed event during last years Macau Poker Cup series, before backing that up with a third place finish in 2013 Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) Macau Main Event for HK$1,980,000 (US$255,338).
With such a good start today, Zheng will be hoping to make another deep run in this years event.
Vivian Im checked her option from the blinds before her opponent put in a bet. Im then raised it up to 2,500 but was met with another raise to 6,500.
and Xia led for 1,700. Hsu made the call and Lin raised to 4,000. Having both her opponents covered, Xia didn't hesitate to announce "all in". Hsu followed by moving his chips into the middle as did Lin.
turn came to give both Lin and Hsu a full house. The 
river then fell, giving Hsu a better full house, the pot and eliminating Lin from the tournament.
and over 10,000 chips in the middle of the table.
fell on the river.
. His opponent was sliding his cards into the muck when Huang talked him into showing and he turned over 
and the small blind checked. Young threw out a continuation bet of 1,625 which was called, as the 
fell on the turn.
complete the board. Another bet of 3,400 from the small blind sent Young into the tank, which was eventually called a few minutes later.
. Kerrigan is now sitting with about double his starting stack.
flop. Yung continued for 1,000 and Kuo immediately raised to 3,000 prompting the player in the big blind to fold. Yung stared at Kuo for a bit, trying to figure things out, and eventually made the call.
