Yau Loses to Tse But Still Leads, Cohen Out, Wongwichit, Lee and Lai In
It's all change at the top, with Hong Kong's Winson Yau climbing into the chip lead. We did not see how Yau got the majority of his sizable stack as he lost the hand we caught him in action in, but still held a stack of 142,000 after doubling up fellow countryman Kevin Tse.
It was Yau who was the initial raiser from middle position, with Tse moving all-in for 6,300 from the small blind. It was Oriental Poker Championship Main Event winner Xiaobo Zhou the man sitting in the big blind and he looked keen, but after rechecking his cards and seeing the eager look on Yau's face, Zhou elected to fold. Zhou's read was spot on and Yau called quickly, with both players revealing their hands.
Kevin Tse: 
Winson Yau: 
Tse was at-risk and behind, but not all that far behind and while the 
flop was of no help, the 
turn gave Tse top pair, which held when the river bricked out 
to grant Tse a much needed double and he pulled in the pot to climb to 13,000.
It appears that Samantha Cohen was unable to get anything going on Day 1a and the US player's seat is now occupied by recent arrival Alex Lee from Singapore, who is sitting with the starting stack of 30,000.
More recent arrivals include Hong Kong's Kwok Chun Lai (30,000) and Thailand's Phachara Wongwichit. While Wongwichit was unable to gain any traction in the High Roller he was playing earlier, he seems to be faring much better in the Main Event and has run his stack up to 45,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
142,000 | 142,000 |
|
45,000 | 45,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
13,000 | 13,000 |
|
12,500 | -17,500 |
|
Busted |