HK$100,000 Short Deck Ante-Only Day 1a | 2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju

07-23-2018 20:47 UTC+9

Yong Runs into Kings of Chidwick

Jan_Kores

Level 6 : 0/0, 4,000 ante

Wai Kin Yong has been frequently open-shoving and he utilized the strategy again when he found . Unfortunately for him, Stephen Chidwick peeled on the same hand and called for his 309,000. Yong couldn't crack the kings on the board of and Chidwick scored a massive double just before a break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	638,000 281,000	281,000

Wai Kin Yong	120,000 -304,000	-304,000

Tags: Stephen Chidwick Wai Kin Yong

07-23-2018 21:02 UTC+9

Recap of Action at Secondary Table

Jan_Kores

Level 6 : 0/0, 4,000 ante

Hand #1: Tam Tek Lon moved all in for 74,000 with , Ben Lamb reshoved for and Marcus Yi Lim was ready to go with .

The board ran out and Lim finished with quads to improve to 345,000 and force new bullets from Lamb and Tam.

Hand #2: Another crazy clash brought a four-way preflop all in.

Ben Lamb:
Chow Hing Yaung:
Ivan Leow:
Tam Tek Lon:

Lamb quadrupled when the board rolled out, finishing with quads.

Hand #3: A key pot emerged between Chow Hing Yaung and Marcus Yi Lim with the turn reading . Chow was in the hijack, check-calling a bet of 90,000 and the completed the board. Chow checked again and Lim shoved for 202,000 with for a queen-high straight. Chow looked him up with for a superior straight and took a giant pot to eclipse 1 million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chow Hing Yaung	1,051,000 951,000	951,000
Cheong Cheok Ieng	596,000 496,000	496,000
Ivan Leow	344,000 204,000	204,000
Ben Lamb	281,000 181,000	181,000

Alan Sass	268,000 64,000	64,000
Marcus Yi Lim	240,000 140,000	140,000
Tam Tek Lon	Busted

Tags: Ben Lamb Chow Hing Yaung Ivan Leow

Level: 7

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 6,000

07-23-2018 21:10 UTC+9

Lamb Doubles Through Leow

MrCleverFox

Level 7 : 0/0, 6,000 ante

There was already 104,000 in the pot on the flop of and action checked to Ivan (Yee Seng) Leow who put out a bet of 50,000. Action was back on Lamb and he moved all in for 263,000. Alan Sass folded quickly and Leow tanked, then called.

Ben Lamb:
Ivan Leow:

The board completed with the and the and kept Lamb in the lead with his three aces, allowing him to double to nearly 600,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	580,000 299,000	299,000

Ivan Leow	57,000 -287,000	-287,000

Tags: Alan Sass Ben Lamb Ivan Leow

07-23-2018 21:10 UTC+9

Leow's Last Bullet Dusted

Jan_Kores

Level 7 : 0/0, 6,000 ante

Yee Leow Seng was all in for last 57,000 with , facing off against Marcus Yi Lim with . Lim flopped a straight on and the left Leow drawing dead. A meaningless completed the board and Leow lost his final bullet. Leow might still re-enter today or tomorrow if he decides to pursue more short stack action.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcus Yi Lim	315,000 215,000	215,000
Ivan Leow	Busted

Tags: Yee Leow Seng Marcus Yi Lim

07-23-2018 21:18 UTC+9

Lamb gets Value from Lim

Jan_Kores

Level 7 : 0/0, 6,000 ante

Ben Lamb held in the cutoff, checking the flop. Marcus Yi Lim fired 16,000 on the button, holding . Lamb called and called another 43,000 on the turn. They both checked the river and Lamb took the pot with a jack-high straight, vaulting over 600,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	609,000 29,000	29,000

Marcus Yi Lim	278,000 -37,000	-37,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Marcus Yi Lim

07-23-2018 21:30 UTC+9

Chow Continues Amassing

MrCleverFox

Level 7 : 0/0, 6,000 ante

Ben Lamb and Marcus Yi Lim limped in for 12,000 before Chow Hing Yaung made it 75,000 in the cutoff. Cheong Cheok Ieng called while Lamb and Yim Lim both folded.

The flop was and Chow led out with a bet of 110,000 and Cheong called.

The turn was the and now Chow put out a bet of 160,000 which Cheong called.

On the river, Chow shoved with his covering stack for about 200,000 effective. Cheong tanked for about a minute and a half before he called. Chow showed his while Cheong was only holding and that meant that Chow would take down another pot, chipping up to nearly 2 million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chow Hing Yaung	1,800,000 749,000	749,000
Cheong Cheok Ieng	Busted

Tags: Ben Lamb Chow Hing Yaung Marcus Yi Lim

07-23-2018 21:32 UTC+9

Lim Jams the Flop

Jan_Kores

Level 7 : 0/0, 6,000 ante

Following three limps, Marcus Yi Lim raised to 52,000 on the button with . Chow Hing Yaung called with and Ivan Leow also wanted to see the flop with .

The texture favored Lim and he moved all in for 204,000, just over the size of the pot. Both of his opponents laid their hands down and Lim claimed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcus Yi Lim	372,000 94,000	94,000

Tags: Chow Hing Yaung Ivan Leow Marcus Yi Lim

07-23-2018 21:36 UTC+9

Chow Eliminates Leow

Jan_Kores

Level 7 : 0/0, 6,000 ante

Ivan Leow limped in the second position and Chow Hing Yaung checked his options. The landed on the table and Leow fired 25,000. Chow quickly raised to 75,000 and Leow called.

They continued to the turn where Leow checked and called for his last 135,000 after Chow put him at risk. Leow found himself in terrible shape and the eliminated him from Day 1a while Chow extended his overwhelming chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chow Hing Yaung	1,967,000 167,000	167,000
Ivan Leow	Busted

Tags: Chow Hing Yaung Ivan Leow

07-23-2018 21:41 UTC+9

Lamb Takes More

MrCleverFox

Level 7 : 0/0, 6,000 ante

Ben Lamb limped under the gun with and Marcus Yi Lim called with in the hijack. Stephen Chidwick checked on the button with making it three way to the pot.

The flop was . Lamb checked and Yi Lim led out for 23,000. Chidwick folded while Lamb called.

The turn was the and Lamb checked again. Yi Lim led out again with a bet of 34,000 and Lamb called.

The river was the , making trips for Lamb and he checked again. Yi Lim tanked for a bit then bet 15,000. Lamb called quickly and his hand was good to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	628,000 19,000	19,000

Marcus Yi Lim	271,000 -101,000	-101,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Marcus Lim Yi Stephen Chidwick