Aces for Lee
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Yo Seb Rhee raised to 20,000 and Sathesh Muthu three-bet to 60,000 on the button. Chip leader Hermann Lee four-bet to 120,000 from the small blind and that forced folds from both opponents. Lee flashed 
and picked up yet another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
880,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
670,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
300,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
flop gave Plater a set, and he stayed in the lead throughout the 
turn and 
river to burst the bubble. All remaining players have PHP640,000 locked up, which equals approximately $12,703.
and Asmolov checked, Plater bet 25,000 and forced a fold. "Kings," Plater added and slid his cards into the muck.
brought no help for the Russian and he was eliminated in 6th place for PHP640,000 (~12,703).
flop before the 
turn and 
river brought nop betting action. Obara flashed 
for a pair of aces and that was good enough to claim the pot.
turn, Muthu moved all in and Rhee in the cutoff folded. Muthu sighed and said one word only: "Finally."
and Obara checked, Muthu continued for 60,000 and faced a quick check-raise all in by the japanese. The bet was pulled in and Obara was at risk for another 166,000 on top. After using one time bank chip, Muthu elected to fold and forfeited the profit he made in the previous three-bet pot.
flop, Lee checked and Plater continued for 23,000, which Lee called. The 
for a pair of queens.
. "Come on, I had to win one hand against you," the Aussie joked and the players headed into a 10-minute break right after.
turn was a blank. Muthu stood up from his chair and almost fell back when the 
came on the river, but it was close, yet so far for Rhree, who lost a big portion of his stack after paying off Muthu for 278,000 in total.