Thomas Ward opened to 25,000 from under the gun and Sheng Sun called before Scott Davies three-bet to 75,000. Only Sun called and the American then ran three barrels worth 60,000 on the flop, 115,000 on the turn and 233,000 on the river. Sun called the first two bets but elected to fold after the final community card.
Short Stack Meng Dian Peng moved all in from the small blind for 86,000 and Jack Hu eventually called with out of the big blind. Peng held the and the two of them chopped it up on a board of .
It sure was a hell of a comeback by Devan Tang today but the run has come to an end in 8th place for a payday of HK$ 184,600. Tang tangled with Scott Davies in two hands that saw his stack completely vanish towards the other side of the table.
In the first hand, Tang opened to 25,000 and was called by Davies on the button to see a heads-up flop of . Tang continued for 30,000 and was called before the turn slowed things down and saw two checks. The river provided a bet of 50,000 by Tang and Davies called with the to scoop the pot versus .
One hand later, Tang opened to 25,000 again and Davies three-bet to 60,000. The initial raiser clicked it up to 170,000 with a total stack of around 430,000 and Davies now made a triangle to announce all in. The bet was called and it was a coin flip for the tournament life.
Tang:
Davies:
Once again the American and 2014 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific Main Event champion won a crucial flip on a board of and jumped into the overall lead as first chips millionaire.
There was just one flop so far without triggering much action. Prior to that, Scott Davies had opened twice to 25,000 and folded when Thomas Ward three-bet to 60,000 from one seat over.
Kim Wittendorff then raised to 25,000 from the button and was called by Jack Hu in the big blind. Both players checked the flop and the turn. Hu tried to steal the pot with a bet of 27,000 on the river but the Dane called and was good with .
With two tables of five players each, there was an all in showdown at the exact same time and it reduced the field from 10 to its last eight hopefuls in a matter of one minute.
Yung Bing Chu got his stack of 230,000 chips in preflop with the and Sheng Sun looked him up with from one seat over. The big stack prevailed on a board of and they shook hands.
There is now a quick break to set up the final table and the level has 02:33 minutes left on blinds of 5,000-10,000 with a running ante of 1,000.
Over on table 21, Alberto Gomez open-shoved from the button for what looked like 180,000 and Scott Davies reshoved out of the small blind.
Davies:
Gomez:
After the turn, Davies asked for a six and sure enough the dealer burned and turned the river.
With both players hitting the rail simultaneously, it was decided that they evenly chop the 9th and 10th place payout for HK$129,245 each.
The bubble burst on the short-handed table after Jack Hu raised and snap-called the all in of Percy Yung for around 13 big blinds. They had to wait until the other table finished their hand before proceeding with the showdown.
Yung:
Hu:
The flop provided some chop outs, yet the turn changed nothing. It was the river that let the bubble burst and get all remaining 10 players into the money.
It didn't take long for Allen Wang to get his short stack in the middle again with Jack Hu making the call from one seat over.
Hu:
Wang:
There was no help for the short stack on a board of and the field was reduced to 11 with the top 10 spots paid. Since one table has six left and the other five, the short-handed table will wait the one hand of the other table to make it fair for everyone.
Alberto Gomez opened to 20,000 and Jung Jung Tang shoved the small blind with Allen Wang moving all in from one seat over as well. Gomez elected to fold despite getting interesting odds and the two remaining players tabled their cards:
Tang:
Wang:
The board ran out and Wang had 13,000 left with a big blind of 10,000 and 1,000 ante.
He got it in the next hand with against the of Jack Hu and doubled up thanks to a board.
Shortly after he also tripled up for 29,000 with against Sheng Sun's and Hu, who mucked on the river after being unable to beat either hand.
flop, 115,000 on the 
turn and 233,000 on the 
river. Sun called the first two bets but elected to fold after the final community card.
and the two of them chopped it up on a board of 
.
. Tang continued for 30,000 and was called before the 
river provided a bet of 50,000 by Tang and Davies called with the 
.
flop and the 
from one seat over. The big stack prevailed on a board of 
and they shook hands.
turn, Davies asked for a six and sure enough the dealer burned and turned the 
river.
flop provided some chop outs, yet the 
of Jack Hu and doubled up thanks to a 
against Sheng Sun's 
river after being unable to beat either hand.