All Change at the Top
A sizable pot played out between Hong Kong's Ray Chiu and frontrunner Fu Bang Huang that saw the former counterfeit the latter to knock him from the top spot.
The action was picked up on the river, though Chiu was kind enough to relay us all the gory details after the hand had played out. According to Chiu, there was an under-the-gun open to 2,800, with a player in mid-position making the call, Huang calling from the cutoff and Chiu coming in from the small blind. The big blind folded to take the action four-way to a flop of 
, which Chiu led out on for 6,600 with Huang the only caller.
The 
turn saw Chiu fire a second barrel, making it 13,800 to go with Huang again making the call to swell the pot to over 54,000.
The 
river paired the board and was where we came into the hand, with Chiu checking the action over to Huang, who thought long and hard before checking it back.
Chiu revealed 
for two pair, seven kicker, which left Huang shaking his head. When he revealed his 
for a flopped two pair it was easy to see why with the running tens counterfeiting Huang's hand.
Huang dropped down to 121,000 after the hand, while Chiu climbed to 110,000. That means all change at the top, with Wee Lee Kuan - coincidently seated at the same table as the two - taking the top spot with a stack of 153,000 following Huang's slump, with Wei En Shih looking to be the next closest with a stack of 130,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
153,000
123,000
|
123,000 |
|
|
130,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
121,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
110,000
80,000
|
80,000 |