Chen Cracks Wongwichit's Ladies
Phachara Wongwichit's Main Event has taken a small step backward, with the Thai player losing a hand to China's Chuanshu Chen. However, some canny pot control saw Wongwichit lose the minimum.
It was Wongwichit who was the pre-flop raiser, making it 1,800 to go from early position with Chen (hijack) and a player on the button making the call to take play three-way to a flop of 
.
Wongwichit checked, Chen chose to take a stab for 2,600, the button folded and Wongwichit called to take the action heads-up to the 
turn. This saw no betting and the 
river card completed the hand. Wongwichit checked once more and after a few minutes in the tank, Chen checked behind.
Wongwichit turned over 
, but this was not enough to beat Chen's 
flopped top pair and the Chinese player pulled in the pot to climb to 65,000 while Wongwichit dropped to 43,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000 | |
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43,000 | |
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