Paul Vehvilainen couldn't believe his bad luck when he flipped his cards up after getting it all in preflop with Louis Lam. Vehvilainen's was dominated by Lam's and he got no help when the board ran out clean. Lam collected the double-up and Vehvilainen's stack was greatly diminished.
We got to the table with a little more than 30,000 already in the pot and the action at the flop with on the felt. Sofia Lövgren, sitting in the big blind position, checked. Fulong Chen checked behind from the button.
The turn was the and Lövgren led out for 20,000. Chen counted out his remaining chips and elected to fold, preserving what he has left.
Xuan Tan was under the gun when he bet 5,800 preflop. Action stopped just one player over on Michel Abecassis who three-bet to 14,000. That was followed by folds all the way around the table back to Tan. He thought for a few moments before placing forward a stack of yellows that amounted to more than what Abecassis had remaining. Abecassis quickly called for his tournament life.
We arrived at the table to see start-of-day chip leader Pakinai Lisawad in action. A heads-up pot of about 45,000 was brewing and the two players were on the river of a board.
Lisawad check-called a bet of 22,000 and tabled for the low end of a turned straight and his opponent's bluff was no good.
Geoffrey Waterlot raised to 5,100 from the hijack seat and Ping San Chen called from the cutoff, going to a flop of .
Waterlot checked and Chan bet 6,000, getting a call. The turn came and Waterlot checked again. Chan bet 13,000 and Waterlot quickly pushed all in for about 30,000. Chan thought briefly before folding, giving Waterlot the pot.
A player in late position opened to 5,200 and Yuki Ko bumped it up to 12,500 from the cutoff. Action folded around to Qufeng Duan in the big blind who four-bet to 32,400. Just Ko called.
The flop came and, almost before the dealer's hand even left the deck, Duan announced "all-in." Ko checked his cards before tossing them into the muck.
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The players have been welcomed back and chips have been poured out of bags to be stacked back up. Dealers have been instructed to get cards in the air and play is now underway!
flop was delivered and Smith check-called a bet of 15,000. The 
landed on the turn and both players checked to see the 
complete the board.
for just ace high. His opponent paused for a moment before submitting his cards to the muck.
and Lövgren led out for 20,000. Chen counted out his remaining chips and elected to fold, preserving what he has left.
and they chopped up the pot.
board.
for the low end of a turned straight and his opponent's 
bluff was no good.
.
and Waterlot checked again. Chan bet 13,000 and Waterlot quickly pushed all in for about 30,000. Chan thought briefly before folding, giving Waterlot the pot.
