Cheong Eliminated in Brutal Fashion
Wow, just absolutely wow!
Mustapha Kanit raised from early position to 41,000 before action fell on chip leader Chris McClung in the very next seat. He reraised to 104,000. Team PokerStars Pro Johnny Lodden passed next and then Joseph Cheong was up from the cutoff seat. He put in a cold four-bet to 220,000.
After that, play folded over to Andreas Samuelsson in the big blind. His eyes darted around the table in a very Phil-Ivey-esque manner while he thought for a few moments. In the end, he passed. Kanit was back up and he too passed. McClung asked Cheong how much he had. "I started the hand with about a million," responded the 2010 World Series of Poker third-place finisher. McClung then announced that he was all in.
"Call," snapped Cheong.
Cheong held the 
. Even if he just held king high he would have had a better hand than what McClung turned over. McClung tabled the 
.
With this pot easily over two million in chips, the dealer ran the flop 
and McClung picked up a heart flush draw. The turn was the 
and McClung nailed his flush. The turn did give Cheong a set of kings, so a repeat on the river of any of the board cards could still win him the hand.
The dealer burned one last time and then dealt the 
out on the river. Cheong failed to make a full house and lost to McClung's heart flush.
Although Cheong quietly passed his chips over and said good game to the table, the look on Lex Veldhuis' face was priceless. He looked as though all he wanted to do was give Cheong a comforting hug.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,650,000 | 1,125,000 |
|
1,330,000 | 230,000 |
|
Busted |
. Tikhonov checked and Bendik quickly announced that he was all in. The all-in bet was effectively worth 315,000 as that's what Tikhonov had behind. After several long minutes in the tank, Tikhonov called with the 
for just a pair of threes and a whopping seven kicker. Bendik held the 
for two overs to the board and a turned flush draw.
and Bendik pumped his fist in celebration and let out a cheer. All Tikhonov could do was send over the chips and exit to the payout desk, which he did, quietly.
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. Etienne Archambeaud was in the small blind, and he asked the dealer how much it was. The response was "Two hundred eight thousand," and Archambeaud reshoved with 
. In the big blind, Richard Loth spent a long while considering, and he eventually made the call with 
on the turn added another four to the chop, too. He needed a five, nine, or ten to stay alive, and the 
river was just what the doctor ordered. Loth was livid with the bad news, letting fly with a short barrage of swearing and feet-stamping. It was a triple up for Fox, but the hand was just getting started, really.
for Samuelsson and in dominating position to double through.
. Isaia opted not to fire a continuation bet and checked. MacPhee seized the opportunity and bet 42,000. Isaia didn't contest and MAcPhee moved to over a million in chips.
