When we arrived at Joseph Cheong's table, he was involved in a hand with two opponents and it was already on the turn of a 
board. Cheong was on the button and at this point, the first player to act checked. The next player, from the hijack, also checked and it was on to Cheong who bet 1,775. The next player folded his hand and the hijack moved all in, with Cheong having the player covered by a small amount. Cheong splashed out a call and the two players turned their hands over.
Cheong:   |
Hijack:   |
The river bricked off with an 
and Cheong picked up that pot which saw him almost double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
11,000
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11,000 |
|
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board, Phil Ivey was faced with a bet of 3,000 from his opponent. Ivey tanked for a bit before eventually making the call. His opponent showed the 
and Ivey mucked his hand, dropping back to just about 12,000 in chips.
, and Esfandiari led out for 2,400. Hawkins called.
to the table and threw his cards away.
and the first player to act placed a bet of 1,500. The next player raised, and Clements who was last to act three-bet. The initial raiser folded and next player moved put Clements all in for around 7,000 more. Clements quickly made the call and cards were turned over.
on the turn put the advantage in Clements favor and the 
. Kyriakides had just checked from the big blind and allowed his early-position opponent to bet 1,650. Kyriakides made the call after a middle-position player had folded, and it was heads-up to the 
turn.
, and Ospina led for 1,700. Both of his opponents called.
turned, and the 
completed the board. Ospina and the original raiser checked, and Habush tossed out 4,000. Ospina check-raised to 14,400, and the original raiser released. Habush tank-called.
, and raked in the pot.
