Lok Chan raised to 5,000,000 from the cutoff and Thang Tran called from the big blind.
Tran checked the 4♣K♠Q♣ flop, and Chan fired out a bet of 3,400,000. Tran didn't take long to fold his cards and surrendered the pot to Chan.
Lok Chan raised to 5,000,000 from the cutoff and Thang Tran called from the big blind.
Tran checked the 4♣K♠Q♣ flop, and Chan fired out a bet of 3,400,000. Tran didn't take long to fold his cards and surrendered the pot to Chan.
From under the gun, Thang Tran moved all in for 33,700,000. Lok Chan then reshoved on the button, with a stack that had the whole table covered. The two players in the blinds folded, prompting Tran and Chan to reveal their cards.
Thang Tran: A♥K♦
Lok Chan: 10♠10♣
There was instant service for Tran on the 4♦8♣K♣ flop, improving him to top pair.
The turn 7♥ and river 6♠ kept Tran in the lead, earning him a full double-up and moving him into the chip lead.
When it folded to Lok Chan, he jammed from the button with a stack that covered the table. Lukas Zaskodny looked at his cards in the big blind, and called for his stack of 17,500,000.
Lukas Zaskodny: 4♣4♠
Lok Chan: A♠7♠
Zaskodny needed his fours to hold up to stay in the tournament. The board ran out 10♠2♥J♥8♥8♠ clean for Zaskodny, and he earned the much-needed double-up through Chan.
Level: 42
Blinds: 1,000,000/2,500,000
Ante: 2,500,000
Lok Chan raised in the small blind to 6,000 and got a three-bet from Richard Ali in the big blind to 18,000. After a few seconds of thought, Chan four-bet to 33,000,000, forcing Ali to fold.
On the very next hand, Ali limped in the small blind, and Lukas Zaskodny in the big blind checked his option. They both saw a flop of 8♦2♣6♦.
Ali check-called Zaskodny's bet of 2,400,000. After another check on the turn 3♠, Zaskodny shoved all-in for 11,000,000, forcing Ali to fold.
Thang Tran raised from the button to 5,500,000, and Lok Chan called from the big blind. The flop came out with A♥J♠7♦, Chan checked, while Tran bet 6,400,000, and Chan called.
Both players checked the turn 10♦.
On the river4♦, Chan took the lead and bet out 2,500,000, forcing Tran to fold.
Thang Tran raised from the small blind to 5,000,000, and Adrian Tivadar called from the big blind. The flop came out with 4♥J♥J♦, Tivadar checked, and Tran bet 5,500,000. Tivadar folded, and Tran stated, "Good fold.”
During the interludes, Tran has been doing light calisthenics to keep his mind sharp.
Dylan Lambe jammed for 14,000,000 from the hijack and Adrian Tivadar moved all in from the small blind for 15,700,000. After the big blind folded, the cards were shown.
Dylan Lambe: J♥9♥
Adrian Tivadar: 8♠8♣
Tivadar had the Snowmen against the two overcards of Lambe. The dealer put out a flop of 10♣6♠7♥ to give Lambe a few extra outs. The 2♠ turn didn't change anything, and neither did the 4♥ river. Tivadar almost doubled up, while Lambe was out in sixth.
Jimmy Setna raised to 9,400,000 from under the gun, leaving 4,000,000 behind. When the action got to Richard Ali in the hijack, he moved all in for 31,400,000. The action folded back to Setna, who made the call.
Jimmy Setna: K♣Q♦
Richard Ali: A♣8♣
The flop came 4♦9♦9♥, keeping Ali in the lead. The dealer then burned and turned the J♠, offering Setna some extra outs, but the river 4♣ sealed his fate, seeing him eliminated in seventh place.
Lok Chan opened to 4,000,000 in hijack and Victor Caballero shoved all-in for 8,500,000 from the big blind. Chan snap-called.
Victor Caballero: J♦J♣
Lok Chan: A♥3♣
Caballero's jacks held on the flop of 4♠7♦9♠ and was looking for a potential double up. But the turn A♦ change the tides and shifted the lead to Chan. The river 4♣ didn't help Caballero, sending him out finishing at eighth place.