Yap Folds the Turn
Level 19
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Kitty Kuo raised to 45,000 on the button and Ben Lamb defended the big blind. On the 
flop, Lamb checked and Kuo bet 35,000. Lamb eyed the stack of Kuo but eventually let go.
Lamb limped the next hand and folded to Jan-Eric Schwippert's three-bet to 75,000.
Wayne Yap raised to 40,000 first to act and Lamb three-bet to 116,000 from one seat over. Yap called with 400,000 behind and checked the 
flop. Lamb checked behind, but the second check in a row by Yap after the 
turn saw Lamb bet 105,000 and claim the pot uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
500,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
400,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
. Lamb didn't bet immediately, but he did so for 200,000 after brief consideration to see Salter call it off.
turn and 
river gave Lamb the nut flush to eliminate Salter in 5th place. The Brit had previously won an Aussie Millions championship ring here in Melbourne and also has several runner-up finishes at the Crown Casino to his name, this time it was yet another deep run and Salter takes home A$177,840 (~$144,050).
and Yap checked before calling a bet of 75,000. The 
turn brought no betting action, and same also applied for the 
river.
for air, while Yap had 
to leave Lamb grinning with the words "that was a big bet."
didn't help Kuo, and the 
river improved Schwippert to trips sending Kuo to the rail in 4th place for A$246,240 (~$199,454).
flop, Schwippert checked and folded to a bet of 40,000.
river for 121,000 and that was good enough to win the pot without showdown after the fold of Schwippert.
. Yap checked and Lamb bet 80,000, which Yap called. On the 
turn, Yap checked and called another bet worth 155,000 before checking the third street in a row when the 
for two pair, aces and treys.
stayed clear for Yap and his rail cheered while their favourite doubled for 273,000. Yap remains the far shortest stack, though, and will need another double up or two to have a shot at the title.