Break
All nine players have been sent for a 10-minute break.
All nine players have been sent for a 10-minute break.
Level: 14
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ye Wang |
878,000
278,000
|
278,000 |
|
||
James Chen |
876,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
||
Takashi Ogura |
800,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Kui Song Wu |
748,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
Shan Huang |
636,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
Mikita Badziakouski |
505,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
||
Phanlert Sukonthachartnant |
282,000
-378,000
|
-378,000 |
Michael Addamo |
270,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
||
Phachara Wongwichit |
255,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
The flop read and Phanlert Sukonthachartnant had checked his small blind and James Chen bet 35,000 from the cutoff. Sukonthatchartnant called.
They both checked through the on the turn to the on the river. Sukonthachartnant now bet 95,000. Chen considered his options and decided to make the call. Sukonthachartnant flipped over and was beaten by the of Chen with the higher hole cards.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
James Chen |
1,071,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
||
Phanlert Sukonthachartnant |
104,000
-178,000
|
-178,000 |
The flop read and Kui Song Wu had bet 62,000 from early position. James Chen called in the lojack and Shan Huang was trying to decide what to do on the button. After about 30 seconds, Huang opted to fold.
The turn brought them the , Wu now checked. Chen bet 113,000 without much hesitation. Wu stared at the board and glimpsed at Chen several times. After some careful consideration, Wu decided to flick his cards over the line.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
James Chen |
1,276,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
||
Kui Song Wu |
670,000
-78,000
|
-78,000 |
Shan Huang |
540,000
-96,000
|
-96,000 |
Phanlert Sukonthachartnant shoved for 91,000 in total from early position and was called by Mikita Badziakouski in the hijack.
Phanlert Sukonthachartnant:
Mikita Badziakouski:
The board ran out for them both to flop a pair of aces but no ten came on the turn nor river for Sukonthachartnant and he was eliminated without getting into the money.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mikita Badziakouski |
760,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
||
Phanlert Sukonthachartnant | Busted |
Phachara Wongwichit shoved all in for 198,000 in total from the lojack and Michael Addamo did the same for 201,000 in the small blind. Shan Huang looked at his cards in the big blind and folded when he saw the .
Phachara Wongwichit:
Michael Addamo:
The board ran out for Wongwichit jokingly asked the dealer to deal one more card but the dealer didn't respond. Wongwichit packed his stuff up and after a short chat with Addamo he left to do something else than poker.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Addamo |
437,000
167,000
|
167,000 |
|
||
Phachara Wongwichit | Busted | |
Kui Song Wu raised to 42,000 from under the gun and was called by James Chen in the hijack. Shan Huang three-bet to 159,000 and Wu tank-folded. James Chen thought about it and then decided to announce all-in. Huang snap-called for 501,000 in total.
Shan Huang:
James Chen:
The board ran out for Huang's pocket kings to hold and become the new chip leader.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Shan Huang |
1,090,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
James Chen |
944,000
-332,000
|
-332,000 |
|
Level: 15
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
The tournament director came over to the feature table to talk about the dinner break as none has been scheduled originally. Most players wanted to continue playing without a dinner break. Michael Addamo would like to have a dinner break though. Shan Huang didn't mind either way. The TD wanted to offer a compromise of a 30-minute dinner break but everyone was against that.
In the end, they decided to vote on it once they come near the end of the current level.