Another One for Phua; Straight for Hata
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
Aleksandr Gofman three-bet a raise from Paul Phua with the 
and Phua came along with 
to see a flop of 
. Phua checked and called a bet of 1,800 by Gofman. Both then checked the 
turn and the 
river paired the board.
Phua elected to bet 2,400 and Gofman folded.
Soon after, Aymon Hata and Ivan Leow got involved into a pot. The former flopped a straight draw with 
on 
and it was Leow that bet second pair with 
. On the 
turn, Hata caught his straight and check-called a bet worth 1,700.
Hata also checked the 
on the river and both players checked, Hata won the pot. In the meanwhile, Alexey Rybin boosted his stack with very aggressive play, also over on the feature tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000 | 3,000 |
|
53,000 | 3,000 |
|
48,000 | -2,000 |
|
45,000 | -5,000 |