Devan Tang Eliminated in 8th Place (HK$ 184,600)

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.