Sang Hwang Eliminated in 6th Place (HKD $291,100/$37,103)
The final table is now down five with Ivan Leow finishing what he started on the first hand of the tournament against Sang Hwang. The Hong Kong player had been pretty quiet, but then had been one of the shorter stacks for the majority of the final table.
It was Leow who opened the action with a cutoff raise to 120,000 and Hwang jammed for the last of his chips from the button. Leow asked for a count, but this was merely a formality and the Malaysian player quickly threw out the call.
Sang Hwang: 
Ivan Leow: 
"Well, at least I have a live picture card," said an up-beat Hwang when the cards were revealed. However, Hwang's picture was no good when the flop fell 
. The 
turn saw Hwang get to his feet and wish the rest of the table good luck before exiting stage left before the 
came off on the river. Hwang headed off to collect the equivalent of US$37,000 while Leow stacked up to 2.42-million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,420,000 | 520,000 |
|
Busted |
and after Zhang checked, Zhou c-bet 180,000 with Chang Bo Feng the only caller. The 
turn saw Zhou load up another barrel and fire for 480,000, with Feng quickly giving it up. Zhou obligingly showed him 
for a turned gutshot draw and king-high.
to beat Ivan Leow's 
in a hand that was good for a lot of chips, at least for Feng.
, which put three clubs out there. Zhou checked again, and Feng counted out a bet of 545,000 which he slid over the line. Zhou snap-called and Feng showed 
, which had flopped an up-and-down draw before pairing on the river. It was the best hand all the way.
, which Walton bet for 80,000 when Zhang checked the action over. 
for bottom pair and a missed open ender. 
and Zhou checked again. Leow slid out a big bet of 650,000, and this got everyone's attention. Zhou began to count out his chips, seperating a call from his stack behind. Eventually he moved all-in for 1.32 million, and while Leow remained poised Zhou stood up and began pacing as he awaited his fate.
for a missed flush draw but a rivered pair of kings. Zhou had dodged a bullet with a missed 
flush draw, and Zhang took the pot with 
.
to give Zhou a double and see Leow drop some chips.
and Austin Walton woke up in the big blind with 