The four-handed play has seen Alex Yazbeck move all in twice to claim the blinds and antes. He remains the shortest stack on just around 27 big blinds and Michael Oscuro is one big blind ahead of him.
Tu Tran raised to 42,000 from under the gun and Michael Oscuro shoved in the small blind for 557,000. Alex Yazbeck folded his big blind and Tran quickly called.
Michael Oscuro:
Tu Tran:
The board ran out for Tran to hold with the higher pocket pair for two pair to eliminate Oscuro in fourth place for A$26,810.
Qiang Fu raised to 45,000 first to act and Tu Tran three-bet to 180,000 out of the big blind. Fu gave it some thought and sent his cards into the muck.
Tran limped the next small blind and Fu checked his option to the flop. A bet of Tran did the trick as Fu quickly surrendered.
Tran raised the button to 42,000 and Alex Yazbeck came along in the big blind to see the flop. Both players checked to the turn and Yazbeck checked once more, which prompted a bet of 80,000 by Tran. After double-checking his cards, Yazbeck flicked them into the muck.
Yazbeck jammed the next two hands and collected urgently needed chips. He also jammed out of the big blind for 511,000 when facing a button raise to 50,000 by Tran and forced yet another fold.
Qiang Fu opened to 50,000 on the button and Tu Tran called from the big blind. On the flop, Tran checked and called a bet of 50,000 to see the turn. Tran gave it some thought and bet 125,000, which won the pot right there.
Tran limped the next small blind and Fu raised to 70,000, which Tran called. He then checked the flop and a bet of 75,000 by Fu won the hand without resistance.
Alex Yazbeck limped in from the small blind and bet the flop to force a fold from Tran.
One orbit later, Yazbeck min-raised to 40,000 and Tran called. On the flop, Yazbeck continued for 90,000 and Tran came along to the turn. Yazbeck opted to check and Tran checked behind.
The river was checked by Yazbeck and Tran made it 80,000 to go. Yazbeck checked his remaining stack and let go.
Qiang Fu completed his small blind and Alex Yazbeck opted to check.
The flop came , both players checked to see the on the turn. Fu bet 25,000 and Yazbeck called.
The river completed the board with the . Fu check-raised the 50,000 bet of Yazbeck to 175,000. Yazbeck cut out calling chips and then confirmed how much extra it was before making the call. Fu tabled for the full house and that was enough to make Yazbeck muck his hand.
Tu Tran opened to 75,000 in the small blind and Qiang Fu called in the big blind. Tran checked the flop and Fu made it 104,000 to go, which Tran called.
On the turn, Tran quickly checked and Fu double-checked his cards before checking behind. The came on the river and Tran checked the third street in a row. Fu bet 200,000 and Tran paid it off to muck when being shown for the nut flush.
Tu Tran raised to 50,000 from the button and Alex Yazbeck shoved in the big blind. Tran took some time to contemplate his options and then decided to fold.
Yazbeck completed his small blind and Tran opted to check. The flop came , they both checked to see the on the turn. Yazbeck check-folded to the 50,000 bet of Tran.
Tran raised to 50,000 from the button and Yazbeck defended his big blind. The flop came , Yazbeck check-folded to the 35,000 continuation-bet of Tran.
Yazbeck shoved in the small blind and got no action of Tran.
Qiang Fu raised the button to 50,000 and chip leader Tu Tran three-bet to 230,000 in the big blind. Fu seemed interested but sent his cards into the muck after a short consideration.
Tran limped the next small blind and Fu checked to the flop, which Tran bet to win the pot.
Fu jammed the small blind next and Alex Yazbeck instantly called out of the big blind.
Alex Yazbeck:
Qiang Fu:
The flop instantly gave Yazbeck the checkmark with a full house, which made the turn and river a formality.