£100,000 Short Deck Main Event Day 2 | 2019 Triton Super High Roller Series London

08-07-2019 19:53 UTC

Yong Doubles Through Chidwick

AaronMcBride

Level 13

The board fell , and there was 350,000 in the middle. Stephen Chidwick checked holding for the nut flush draw, and Wai Kin Yong bet 150,000 with for a straight.

Chidwick moved all in for 4,335,000 and Yong snap-called.

The appeared on the river, and Yong secured the full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Kin Yong	3,800,000	2,005,000
Stephen Chidwick	2,600,000	-1,480,000

Tags: Stephen Chidwick Wai Kin Yong

08-07-2019 19:44 UTC

Phua Takes the First One After Dinner

MartianNews

Level 13

Jason Koon limped with , Paul Phua checked the button, holding and the dealer spread out on the flop. Koon check-called a bet of 75,000 from Phua and the hit the felt as a turn card.

Koon checked to Phua who bet 160,000 and Koon again check-called. A completed the board, Koon checked and Phua bet 325,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Phua	3,435,000	355,000
Jason Koon	1,700,000	-280,000

Tags: Jason Koon Paul Phua

08-07-2019 19:37 UTC

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	1	Liang Xu	China	2,530,000
1	2	Jason Koon	United States	1,980,000
1	3	Paul Phua	Malaysia	3,080,000
1	4	Isaac Haxton	United States	4,040,000
1	5	Justin Bonomo	United States	4,790,000
1	6	Tom Dwan	United States	490,000

2	1	Rui Cao	France	2,800,000
2	2	David Benefield	United States	2,745,000
2	3	Stephen Chidwick	United Kingdom	4,080,000
2	4	Furkat Rakhimov	Russia	1,595,000
2	5	Wai Kin Yong	Malaysia	1,795,000
2	6	Ming Zhong Liu	Hong Kong	2,290,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Bonomo	4,790,000	27,000
Stephen Chidwick	4,080,000	-220,000
Isaac Haxton	4,040,000	-126,000
Paul Phua	3,080,000	-134,000
Rui Cao	2,800,000	-250,000
David Benefield	2,745,000	-202,000
Liang Xu	2,530,000	1,115,000
Ming Zhong Liu	2,290,000	-60,000
Jason Koon	1,980,000	-470,000
Wai Kin Yong	1,795,000	-80,000
Furkat Rakhimov	1,595,000	413,000
Tom Dwan	490,000	40,000

Dinner Break

MartianNews

Level 13

The players will now take their 45-minute dinner break and resume play with the final two tables.

08-07-2019 18:56 UTC

Cary Katz Eliminated in 13th Place (£191,900)

MartianNews

Level 13

Cary Katz called from under the gun, Wai Kin Yong checked the button and the flop came down . Both players checked to the turn and Katz then led for 140,000.

Yong raised to 400,000 and Katz hit the tank for about 30-seconds. Ultimately Katz moved all in for about 550,000 and Yong snap-called.

Cary Katz:
Wai Kin Yong:

"Good game!" said Katz as he stood up.

The dealer completed the board with a , failing to improve Katz and Yong took down the pot. Katz took an exit to the Main Event champion who moved into the top ten with that pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Kin Yong	1,875,000	1,050,000
Cary Katz	Busted

Tags: Cary Katz Wai Kin Yong

08-07-2019 18:44 UTC

Elton Tsang Eliminated in 14th Place (£177,000)

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Level 13

Elton Tsang moved all for 585,000 with a pair of tens and Jason Koon made the call with his king-queen. Players turned over their hands and Tsang was at risk of elimination.

Elton Tsang:
Jason Koon:

The dealer fanned out on the flop and Koon now took the lead with his flopped queen. A hit the felt as a turn card, leaving Tsang with one more chance to take down the pot by hitting a dime. The river failed to help Tsang as it came a and Koon scooped the pot with his flopped queen, eliminating Tsang from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Koon	2,450,000	155,000
Elton Tsang	Busted

Tags: Elton Tsang Jason Koon

08-07-2019 18:31 UTC

Chidwick Hits a Straight to Leave Dwan Short

MartianNews

Level 13

Cary Katz called before Tom Dwan made it 140,000 to go. Wai Kin Yong called from the cutoff, and Stephen Chidwick threw in a time bank card from the button.

Chidwick then moved all in for 2,200,000 and Katz folded before Dwan put his 2,700,000 stack into the middle, which was enough to see Yong fold.

Stephen Chidwick:
Tom Dwan:

The flop fell giving Dwan two pair, and Chidwick the gutshot straight draw.

When the appeared on the turn, Chidwick led, and Dwan saw his chances of eliminating the Brit disappear on the river.

Chidwick's double moved him up to 4,300,000, while Dwan was left with 450,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	4,300,000	2,035,000
Tom Dwan	450,000	-2,637,000

Tags: Cary Katz Stephen Chidwick Tom Dwan Wai Kin Yong

Level: 13

Ante: 20,000 - Button Ante: 40,000

08-07-2019 18:13 UTC

Updated Chip Counts

AaronMcBride

Level 12

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Bonomo	4,763,000	863,000
Isaac Haxton	4,166,000	366,000
Paul Phua	3,214,000	-286,000
Tom Dwan	3,087,000	747,000
Rui Cao	3,050,000	1,249,000
David Benefield	2,947,000	-53,000
Ming Zhong Liu	2,350,000	150,000
Jason Koon	2,295,000	215,000
Stephen Chidwick	2,265,000	1,115,000
Liang Xu	1,415,000	-485,000
Furkat Rakhimov	1,182,000	-581,000
Elton Tsang	830,000	-401,000
Wai Kin Yong	825,000	-525,000
Cary Katz	270,000	-592,000

08-07-2019 18:00 UTC

Richard Yong Eliminated in 15th Place (£177,000)

MartianNews

Level 12

Isaac Haxton called from early position with , Paul Phua limped in the cutoff with and Richard Yong checked the button, holding .

The dealer fanned out , action checked to Yong who bet 105,000 with his two pair. Haxton folded, Phua raised to 300,000 and Yong moved all in for 530,000, Phua called.

An landed on the turn and Yong's two pair was still ahead. The unfortunate fell on the river, giving Phua a rivered straight and Yong was sent to the payout desk in fifteenth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Phua	3,500,000	-551,000
Richard Yong	Busted

Tags: Isaac Haxton Paul Phua Richard Yong