Chen Chips Up; Phua Six-Bet Jams
Orpen Kisacikoglu raised to 125,000 and James Chen called, as did Paul Phua in the big blind. On the 
flop, all three players checked. The 
turn was checked to Chen and he bet 200,000, which only Kisacikoglu called.
After the 
river, both players checked and Kisacikoglu tabled the 
, which Chen had beat with the 
.
In the final hand before the dinner break, Adrian Mateos raised to 110,000 in the cutoff and Phua three-bet to 330,000 on the button. Out of the big blind, Timothy Adams squeezed to 730,000 and Mateos five-bet to 1.4 million. Phua used one time bank and moved all in.
Adams tank-folded and Mateos also sigh-folded.
"I had ace-king, just go for it," Phua said with a big grin on the face while Adams mentioned in table chat he folded pocket queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,150,000
1,450,000
|
1,450,000 |
|
||
|
6,945,000
1,185,000
|
1,185,000 |
|
||
|
6,765,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
|
||
|
5,295,000
595,000
|
595,000 |
|
||
|
3,965,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,850,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
||