Ho Pushes Off Wu; Sau Pushes Off Ho

We came running when we heard Ka Meng Ho say ‘all-in’ but were not rewarded with any action as Ho’s opponent, Yu Fai Wu, folded so fast that the dealer swept up the community cards so fast we did not get to see what most of them were, though we do know the turn card was the .

Ho is still the chip leader by a long way but Ho Yin Sau has just taken a few off him to pad out his short stack. It was the next hand and Michael Soyza was the aggressor, opening the action to 2,500 from the cutoff. Ho made the call from the button and Sau called from the big blind and it was three-way to a monochrome flop of .

Sau and Soyza checked and Ho took a stab for 4,500. The action was back on Sau and he check-raised all-in for 11,900 in total. With all the chips Ho has this is not that much more, but then Ho can’t have had all that much as, after a little posturing Ho let it go to surprised gasps from the rest of the table. Soyza did not look too impressed but Sau seemed happy enough to win the pot.