Level: 5
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Level: 5
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Shan Huang busted the Main Event in 27th place for HK$52,000 and had been shouting over for a while that he would be joining soon, even before he was eliminated. Well... Huang is now in and seems very happy to be joining everyone, the chatty Chinese player is shaking hands with them and having a quick catch-up before going back to the usual business of playing poker.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Shan Huang | 250,000 |
James Chen raised to 5,000 from under the gun and Kui Song Wu three-bet to 16,000 from the cutoff. The rest folded and Chen called.
The flop brought them the , Chen check-raised the 20,000 bet of Wu to 55,000. Wu called.
The turn came with the , Chen checked again. Wu now bet 50,000. Chen shoved for 107,800 in total and Wu tanked. After about three minutes, Wu decided to give the hand up for Chen to rake in the pot.
In the meanwhile, on the other table, the board read and Mikita Badziakouski had shoved in the small blind and Phachara Wongwichit was considering his options. In the end, Wongwichit decided to fold so Badziakouski could add even more chips to his already enormous stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mikita Badziakouski |
699,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
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James Chen |
306,000
136,000
|
136,000 |
|
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Kui Song Wu |
195,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Phachara Wongwichit |
170,000
-108,000
|
-108,000 |
The #1 on Thailand's All Time Money List according to Hendon Mob, Phanlert Sukonthachartnant, has taken his seat at the table that already includes Kui Song Wu, Gui Fei Zhang, Michael Addamo, William Fasano, James Chen, and Jacob Rasmussen.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Phanlert Sukonthachartnant | 250,000 |
Gui Fei Zhang had managed to add some chips back to his stack and decided to raise to 6,500 from the cutoff. Michael Addamo three-bet to 20,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Zhang called.
The dealer spread out on the flop and Zhang checked instantly. Addamo silently put in a bet of 11,000 which Zhang called.
The turn was the , Zhang checked again. Addamo glimpsed at Zhang and put in another bet but now for 25,000. Zhang counted out his stack and had about 148,000 left. He cut out calling chips and riffled them for a bit and then threw them into the pot for the call.
The river completed the board with the and Zhang checked for the last time. Addamo took a few seconds before putting in a stack of red 10,000-value chips putting Zhang all-in. Zhang folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Addamo |
377,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
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Gui Fei Zhang
|
123,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
With about 71,000 in the middle already, the board read and Michael Addamo had checked in the small blind. James Chen bet 56,000 and Addamo was considering his options. After a few seconds, Addamo decided to call.
Chen showed and was beaten by the of Addamo who had rivered top two pair.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Addamo |
360,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
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James Chen |
150,000
-156,000
|
-156,000 |
|
Gui Fei Zhang raised to 7,000 from the cutoff and was called by Michael Addamo on the button and James Chen in the big blind.
They all checked through the on the flop to the on the turn. Chen and Zhang both checked. Addamo lead out for 9,000. Chen called. Zhang raised to 40,000 and now Addamo called. James Chen decided to shove for 93,000 in total. Zhang tanked for a while but opted to fold. Addamo was now up for the decision. He confirmed the amount again and then called.
James Chen:
Michael Addamo:
Chen had top pair with the queens and Addamo had a flush draw and gutshot straight draw.
The on the river completed the board to give Addamo the flush he needed to eliminate Chen from the tournament.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Addamo |
502,000
142,000
|
142,000 |
|
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Gui Fei Zhang
|
132,500
9,500
|
9,500 |
James Chen | Busted | |
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Jacob Rasmussen raised to 9,000 from under the gun and was called by Gui Fei Zhang in the cutoff. Phanlert Sukonthachartnant three-bet to 55,000. Rasmussen called but Zhang decided to four-bet shove for around 130,000 in total. Sukonthachartnant also shoved with the bigger stack and Rasmussen folded.
Gui Fei Zhang:
Phanlert Sukonthachartnant:
The board ran out to give Sukonthachartnant two pair on the flop to take the satellite winner, Zhang, out of the running for today.
To balance the tables out, Wenling Gao has been moved to this table.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Phanlert Sukonthachartnant |
470,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
Wenling Gao |
130,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
Gui Fei Zhang
|
Busted |
The 12 Super High Rollers have been sent for a 60-minute dinner break and will return around 9:10 PM.