A Little Lull
After all the early carnage the seven remaining players are taking it slow at present and while there have been plenty of flops most pots have remained small and there is a lot of blind versus blind action.
There has however, been no significant hands. The most interesting one we have seen saw Sam Cheong make it 1,000 to go from middle position with Fat Cheong Wong (cutoff) and Justin Chan (big blind) making the call to take the action three-way to a flop of 
.
Chan checked it over to Cheong, who checked it over to Wong and the dealer burned and turned the 
. This saw Chan reach for chips and he took a stab for 2,500 with Cheong the only caller.
The 
river brought in trips and Chan checked it over to Cheong, who tossed in a single blue 5,000 chip. Chan rechecked his cards and eventually folded leaving Cheong to take down the pot.
Here’s how the field is stacking up:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000
20,800
|
20,800 |
|
26,200
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
23,000
-1,525
|
-1,525 |
|
21,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
19,650
-10,350
|
-10,350 |
|
|
15,000
-6,200
|
-6,200 |
|
|
9,800
300
|
300 |
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with the paint arriving on the river.
, dropping down to a little under 10,000. This shrank still further the following hand after when Sam Cheong made it 1,200 to go from middle position and Tam (button) and Justin Chan (small blind) made the call to take the action three-way to a flop of 
.
turn.
window card getting him to stand up and start packing his bag. The rest of the board ran out 
to see Chan’s flopped set improve to a full house and that was that for Tam’s Day 1B.
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flop brought something for everyone, and Dong shipped the rest of his chips in after Chan sneakily checked the flop. Of course, Chan called and Dong did not hit a three or a four to bring the field down to five.
just as Wong checked the action over to Chan.
river completed four to a straight and a possible backdoor spade draw and Wong quickly moved all-in for his last 18,700.
for a chop. The irony of the situation was not lost on the two players, who shared a chuckle as the pot was divvied up.
paired the board and brought another check from Wingkei and Justin decided to take a stab for 1,100.
river came down, completing all sorts of draws. Now Wingkei decided to spring into action and led out for 3,000.