Social Poker

The four remaining players are all Macau regulars and have played so many tournaments together we have lost count. That makes for some interesting table dynamics and banter and we are getting treated to both.

As the shortest stack Pete Chen tried to get something going with a raise to 2,500 from the button, but was looked up by both Wingkei Chan and Justin Chan in the small and big blinds respectively to take the action three-way to a flop of .

Action was checked around to Chen on the button and he continuation bet another 2,500, only to see Wingkei Chan check-raise all-in. Both Justin Chan and Pete Chen folded immediately leaving Wingkei free to rake in the pot.

Justin Chan limped from the small blind the next hand when the action was folded around, and Sam Cheong seemed happy to take the free flop, folding as soon as Chan reached for betting chips.

Cheong won the next one after shoving into Pete Chen from the small blind and showing the table when everyone else folded.

A couple of hands later and it was another blind on blind hand between Justin Chan and Cheong, with Chan choosing to mix it up a little and raise to 3,500 this time around.

Cheong responded with a re-raise to 9,500 but folded as soon as Chan moved all-in, flashing the latter the with a chuckle as he did so.