Obara Takes Some Off Cheung; Muthu Folds to Shove
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
The 
turn saw Sparrow Cheung check his option in the big blind and Jun Obara did so from the button before Cheung also checked the 
river. Obara bet 35,000 into a pot of 40,000 and Cheung folded.
Soon after, Pete Chen made it 7,000 to go and Shatesh Muthu three-bet to 21,000 on the button. Chen moved all in for another 41,900 on top of that and Muthu folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
410,000 | -30,000 |
|
130,000 | -85,000 |
|
90,000 | 27,000 |
|
60,000 | -15,000 |
flop, Chen asked for diamonds, but he was drawing dead to win the pot as soon as the 
turn hit the felt. This made the 
river a sheer formality and Chen had to forfeit half of his stack.
to force a fold from his sole opponent.
, and Cheung sighed loudly.
and the kicker played to eliminate Lau. While Cheung remains below average, he gave Lau one less chance to score vital points.
only to find himself drawing dead. Soon after one table over, the next player would run out of chips.
and the 
