Peters and the Croc Start Positively

Fresh from his deep run the HK$206,000 Single Re-entry Shot Clock event where he earned himself HK$ 778,000 (~US$ 100,124) for a sixth place finish, David Peters opened the action with a raise to 1,500 from under-the-gun.

Direct neighbor Carlos Sarmiento made the call and Feng Wen Chen shot them both a hawk-like stare from the button and mulled it over but elected not to call and we go heads-up to an flop.

Peters cuts a serene figure at the table and calmly takes his time over every decision and this is no exception, he thought it over for around 30-seconds or so before deciding the right amount to lead out for was 2,700.

Sarmiento looked interested and counted out the call and the dealer peeled off the turn. This brings a slightly longer visit to the think tank from Peters, who fired a second barrel, this one a slightly larger bet of 5,700.

This is enough to make Sarmiento lose interest and Peters rakes in his first pot of the day.

Australia’s Billy the Croc Argyros is another who has started his Main Event in the right way, opening the action to 1,800 from the button and Siyou Cao decided to take a gander at a flop from the big blind and made the call.

Cao decided to take the betting lead on the flop, firing out 2,100 and Argyros called without much hesitation.

Both players checked the turn and the landed on the river. Cao evidently doesn’t like it and checked it over to Argyros, who figured 4,600 was a reasonable bet. Cao, however, does not look interested in paying him off and throws his hand away.