We missed the precise action, but were later told by someone at the table what had happened.
Adeel Shaikh raised before the flop and got called in two spots: Victor Teng on the button and the player in the big blind.
The flop came and the big blind checked. Shaikh made a continuation bet and Teng flat called. The big blind now squeezed all in for 67,100 totaal and Shaikh snap called. Now Teng shoved all in for 125,800 (58,700 more) and action was on Shaikh.
He tanked long and hard, and eventually open mucked his for top two!
Victor Teng showed for the pair and flush draw. The big blind tabled for the gutshot and flush draw.
The hit the turn and Shaikh let out a big sigh, while two other players complimented him on his big fold that now turned out to be helping him stay stacked.
The big blind asked for the to complete the board but instead the fell and the big blind hit the rail.
From the hijack seat, Joshua Wilson raised to 5,200. After Bowdy Tolhopf called from the button, Stephen Chidwick reraised to 18,500 out of the big blind. Wilson quickly moved all in for about 90,000, Tolhopf folded, and Chidwick snap-called.
Chidwick had the , and Wilson had the .
The flop, turn, and river ran out , and Chidwick won the hand to knock Wilson out.
Scott Davies, winner of the World Series of Poker APAC 2014 Main Event in this very casino, has just been eliminated.
Action folded to him in the small blind and he jammed for his last 37,000. The big blind tanked for four minutes, asked is Davies had aces or kings, and called eventually.
Scott Davies:
Big blind:
The flop came and Davies was looking for runner runner. The on the turn was about as good a card Davies could get, but the didn't complete his suck out. Exit for Davies.
The 2005 WSOP Main Event champion, Joe Hachem, just took a hit after folding to a bet on the river of Moritz Dietrich. We picked up the action when the flop showed , and Hachem bet 5,500, which was called by Moritz Dietrich on the button.
The turn brought out the and now Hachem fired out 15,500, which was called again by Dietrich.
On the river the , and Hachem tanked for a bit before checking the action to his opponent. Dietrich paused for a bit, and while staring Hachem down he threw out 40,000.
Hachem remained composed while he tanked, but after about two minutes he let go of his hand.
David Tang checked the board, and Alexander Lynskey bet 25,300. Tang stuck around with a call, and the river completed the board with the . After Tang checked, Lynskey moved all in for effectively 80,000-85,000, which was what Tang had left. Tang gave it up, and Lynskey won the pot.
out on the flop.
hit.
and now Hachem lead out for 12,000. Hachem got called right away, and won after showing 
for trips.
for top two!
for the pair and flush draw. The big blind tabled 
for the gutshot and flush draw.
hit the turn and Shaikh let out a big sigh, while two other players complimented him on his big fold that now turned out to be helping him stay stacked.
to complete the board but instead the 
fell and the big blind hit the rail.
, and Wilson had the 
.
and Davies was looking for runner runner. The 
on the turn was about as good a card Davies could get, but the 
didn't complete his suck out. Exit for Davies.
, and Hachem bet 5,500, which was called by Moritz Dietrich on the button.
and now Hachem fired out 15,500, which was called again by Dietrich.
, and Hachem tanked for a bit before checking the action to his opponent. Dietrich paused for a bit, and while staring Hachem down he threw out 40,000.
