Hot Hwang
Yung Hwang started the day with a little under 65,000 chips, and through the first three-and-a-half-hours of play has managed to build his stack up considerably to more than three times that amount.
Just now he took another small pot in a blind-vs.-blind hand that saw he and his opponent check down the 
board, Hwang's opponent showed 
, then Hwang turned over 
to win the small pot.
"Running good," said a player from across the table.
Shortly thereafter, Hwang further proved the player's point after calling a short-stacked player's all-in bet with 
versus his opponent's 
. The board rolled out 
, that river jack making Hwang a straight to score the knockout and claim about a 50,000-chip pot.
Hwang now appears to have moved into the chip lead with about 180 players left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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225,000 | |
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