A recent hand saw Andrew Kim open the button to 120,000. Vincent Rubianes made the call and the flop was dealt.
Rubianes check-called a bet of 200,000 from Kim and the was brought about on the turn. This card saw both players check and the complete the board on the river. Rubianes again checked and Kim would also check.
Rubianes then tabled his for a flopped set of aces. Kim slid his cards into the muck and the pot went to Rubianes.
Action folded to Rafael Rodrigo in the small blind and he raised all in for 565,000. Andrew Kim snap-called from the big blind and tabled a dominating . Rodrigo had shoved with the .
The flop, turn and river came and Rodrigo was eliminated. Per the deal made when the players got down to four-handed action, Rodrigo earned KRW 94,500,000.
Kim and Vincent Rubianes are now heads up for the title and the extra KRW 35,000,000. Kim asked Rubianes if he wanted to chop the remaining money, but Rubianes said he'd rather just play for it.
From the button, Vincent Rubianes raised to 80,000. Andrew Kim defended with a call from the big blind and the flop came down . Both players checked and the turn brought the to pair the board. Kim fired 150,000 and Rubianes called. The river completed the board with the and both players checked.
Kim announced that he was playing the board. Rubianes showed the and won the pot.
From under the gun, Moritz Ortmann raised all in for 685,000 just one hand after doubled up. Action folded to Vincent Rubianes in the big blind. He looked at his cards and said, "Oohhhh, how much?" After getting the count, he took a minute, then called.
Rubianes held the and Ortmann the . Ortmann was the player at risk and ahead in the flip to start.
The flop came down and Rubianes took the lead with a pair of kings. Ortmann was now looking for a deuce or running cards for a straight.
The turn brought the and gave Rubianes two pair. Needing a two and only a two on the river, Ortmann couldn't find it when the fell and he was eliminated in fourth place. Due to the deal the final four made, he walked away with KRW 106,000,000.
Moritz Ortmann reraised all in for 305,000 from the button after Vincent Rubianes opened to 80,000 from under the gun. Action folded back to Rubianes and he made the call.
Rubianes:
Ortmann:
The board ran out in Ortmann's favor, coming and he was able to double up.
From the small blind, Moritz Ortmann raised all in against Rafael Rodrigo's big blind. Rodrigo made the call with the and was up against the with his tournament life on the line.
The flop, turn and river ran out and Rodrigo doubled up.
Andrew Kim can not be stopped lately. He is playing great poker, but it doesn't hurt to take to a flop holding . In the hand in question, Rafael Rodrigo opened it up to 60,000 from under the gun and Kim called on the button. The blinds got out of the way and the flop was dealt.
Rodrigo led for 75,000 and Kim called with his flopped straight to see a hit the turn. This time Rodrigo would check and then call a bet of 150,000 from Kim. The completed the board on the river and Rodrigo again checked. This time Kim bet 250,000 and another call from Rodrigo would see Kim reveal his straight. Too good for Kim, it sent his cards straight into the muck.
According to PokerStars Asia Affiliate Manager Dom Choi, Vincent Rubianes resembles former NBA player Charles Barkley if he had a bit of hair. Well, thanks to some handy work and juxtaposition, we'll let you be the judge.