We came up to the table with a flop and saw Hongxing Yu check from middle position. Dhanesh Vija Chainani, in late position, bet 29,000. Yu thought for a minute before counting his stack and cutting out raising chips. He settled on 66,000, leaving him 55,000 behind.
Chainani didn't waste anytime raising all in. He had Yu covered and Yu went into the tank. After a good 3 minutes, Yu decided to fold.
We have seen several folds to all ins on our last pass through, indicating players are are taking every decision seriously and want to do what they can to position themselves for a win.
The hand started with Billy "The Croc" Argyros opening to 12,500 from under the gun plus one. The action folded around to Jiajun Liu in the blinds who made the call.
The flop came down and Liu checked. Argyros reached for his chips and bet out 26,500, which was called. The turn brought the and this time Liu took the initiative, pushing out 36,500 in chips. Argyros called as both watched the fall on the river.
Liu didn't slow down, sliding out another 75,000. Argyros sank back in his chair, contemplating his decision. He eventually opted to fold, relinquishing the pot to Liu.
As Liu raked in the pot, he slyly turned over his cards revealing for a bluff. Argyros was noticeably upset, slamming his hand on the table in frustration.
We arrived at the table just as Dhanesh Chainani bet out 12,000 from the cut off. Yat Wai Cheng then moved all in for 46,000 and after much deliberation, Chainani made the call.
Chainani:
Cheng:
The board ran out to give Cheng a much needed double-up after his over pair held.
The money went all in between Carlos Kuo Chang with and Xue Qian Wu . The board gave Chang his ace right away as it fell [8h10ac3h10h]. Chang let out a deep sigh of relief as he was stacking his chips.
The action folded around to Emi Hibuse in late position, who moved all in her last 69,500. The decision landed on Daniel Demicki, who made the call from the small blind as the big blind got out of the way.
Hibuse:
Demicki:
The board ran out to see Demicki take down the hand with a full house.
With that elimination, J.J. Liu remains as the only female left in the field.
We arrived at the table with over 40,000 in the pot and the board reading .
Xue Qian Wu bet out 30,000 from the small blind and was called by Michael Kanaan in the cut off.
The fell on the river, and this time Wu checked his option. Kanaan thought for a moment, before sliding out a bet of 75,000. Wu went into the tank for over a minute, before finally making the call.
It was the right one, as Kanaan grabbed his cards and tossed them into the muck.
It was another preflop all in when Kitson Kho came over the top of Hao Tian's raise to 23,500. Tian called Kho's all in with and Tian turned over .
Kho found some hope when the flop came and gave him a flush draw. The flush came on the turn but Kho had to fade some outs. And fade them he did, when the river came giving him a double up and keeping him in the game.