Tso Wins Then Chops; Sun Finds No Callers
There has been no change at the top and Michael Soyza is still the current chip leader, with Percy Chao, Phachara Wongwichit, and Wai Kiat Lee all very close in stacks while the short stack is Ka Ho Sun.
Wei Tso was getting a little short but managed to win a small pot with pocket kings against Joey Wong to pad out his stack a little. Wong called Tso’s pre-flop raise but there was no further betting in the hand as the flop came down ace-high and both players seemed content to check it down. Wong mucked as soon as Tso turned over the Cowboys.
Tso and Percy Chao played a pot immediately afterward that had the potential for fireworks but anti-climatically fizzled out. It was Tso who was the pre-flop aggressor again, making it 6,000 to go from middle position and Wongwichit (button), Percy Chao (small blind) and Ho Yin Sau (big blind) all called to take the action four-way to a flop of 
.
The action was checked to Tso, who fired for 8,500 with Chao the only caller and the 
came in on the turn. That was it for the betting and the 
river completed the hand. Michael Soyza was as surprised as us when the hands were turned over.
Chao held 
for top pair and a missed nut flush draw and Tso had turned two pairs with 
but been counterfeited by the pair up on the river.
“How do you both not get it in on the flop or turn?” mused Soyza – but then being as the tournament is just two off the money it is understandable.
Ka Ho Sun moved all-in from middle position the next hand but found no customers and took down the blinds and antes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
138,000 | 6,000 |
|
95,000 | -3,000 |
|
83,000 | 7,000 |
|
80,000 | |
|
70,000 | 4,000 |
|
|
55,000 | -8,000 |
|
|
33,500 | -16,500 |