Ward in and Chipping Up, Chihwen Chen in Front as First Break
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
New Zealand's Thomas Ward has entered the tournament arena and has recently won a decent sized pot from Day 1 frontrunner Hao Su, who is in the process of dropping down the counts presently.
We only caught the action on the river with the community cards spread 
, but the pot was already sizable one and Ward had fired out a bet of 25,000. Su looked him up, but could only fold when the Kiwi rolled over 
to take the pot and chip up to 86,000, while Su dropped to 93,100.
It has been all change at the top as well, with Taiwan's Chihwen Chen climbing into the chip lead, though both Chung Yuan Yu and Yang Wang remain near the top of the counts.
The 26 remaining high rollers are on a 10-minute break and here's how they are stacking up:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
211,000
164,900
|
164,900 |
|
176,000
72,900
|
72,900 |
|
160,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
96,000
25,200
|
25,200 |
|
||
|
93,100
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
||
|
93,000
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
87,000
42,700
|
42,700 |
|
86,000 | |
|
|
81,000
48,800
|
48,800 |
|
72,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
63,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
62,500
-22,500
|
-22,500 |
|
||
|
|
59,000
44,100
|
44,100 |
|
58,800
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
52,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
50,000
10,600
|
10,600 |
|
49,000
-17,500
|
-17,500 |
|
48,600
1,200
|
1,200 |
|
47,000
9,700
|
9,700 |
|
43,000
-64,500
|
-64,500 |
|
39,000
16,600
|
16,600 |
|
|
||
|
32,500
-75,500
|
-75,500 |
|
15,000
-9,500
|
-9,500 |
|
11,500
4,300
|
4,300 |
. Wei checked it over to Wang, who c-bet 3,500, which was enough to take it down and he climbed to 215,000.
winning hand, but that was clearly enough for all of Paik's chips and he is now out as well, while Tang now has 100,000.
.
for a missed gutter, meaning Chong's 
was good for the pot.
turn was a sweaty card, giving Chong the flush draw to go with his two overs, but the 
river granted Lei the double.
river completed the hand, and there was no more betting. Chong turned over 
. Danny Tang can look quite intimidating at the tables when he chooses to, and turned it on now, shooting Devan the deathstare as he fired out a c-bet of 13,300.