A player raised from late position and was only called by Joseph Cheong in the big blind.

On a flop of Cheong checked to his opponent, who led out for 4,000. Cheong, far from deterred by the continuation, responded with a raise to 11,000. His opponent made the call to send the two players to the turn.

Both players checked through the turn and Cheong checked for a third time after the river. His opponent was not prepared to go to a cheap showdown, instead betting out 11,000. Cheong went into the tank but seemed unable to let go of his hand, eventually tossing in calling chips. He was shown , a hand he could not beat, putting a mild dent in his still large stack.