On a flop of , Joe Hachem leads out for 400 and is called by Chris Lee. The turn card is the . Hachem bets out 1,500 and Lee makes the call. The river is the and Hachem bets out 1,500 once more. Lee goes into the tank and eventually makes what looks like a painful call. Hachem has , but Lee shows for a flopped set.
It has been overheard that David Saab and Adam Kagin have a "last longer" prop bet for this tournament. The loser of the bet will not only have to hand over a piece of their pride, but also 1,000 Korean Won (slightly more than one U.S. Dollar).
Overhearing the Saab/Kagin prop bet, Tony Purchase also wanted in on the action. He's now part of the bet but was forced to pay 3,000 Won as a 5,000 bill was the smallest currency he had on him.
Ira Blumenthal was just sent home when he took his overpair up against the flush draw of his opponent. Blumenthal moved all in on a flop of holding the . His opponent, Naohiro Ishihama made the call holding the . The turn was disaster for Blumenthal as it came the , completing his opponent's flush and left him drawing dead. Ira Blumenthal was eliminated and Naohiro Ishihama is now sitting on 17,500 in chips.
David Saab must be feeling good about his chances here today as he has just gotten involved in another last longer prop bet. For this one he'll be up against WSOP bracelet winner Isaac "The General" Galazan for $100 USD.
After running into some bad luck early and getting down to just 2,000 in chips, James Honeybone has gone on a recent rush and is now back up to his original 10,000 starting stack.
Yugi Okayama is one of the colorful characters on the Asia Pacific circuit. He is similar in flair to the great Scotty Nguyen, but in a much louder, more boisterous manner.