11-13-2008 13:24 UTC+8

Early Swings

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[user75032]

It's been an interesting first forty minutes for Josh Pang Ang. He took a few early hits to his chip stack to drop to less than 6,000. Then he played a raised pot from middle position along with the players in the cutoff and on the button. With approximately 1,600 in the middle and the board showing {8-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

{j-Diamonds}

{7-Hearts}

, the button player made it 3,200 to go. Ang shoved all in for 5,425, folding the cutoff. The button asked for the total and then threw in the chips for a call. Ang was in the lead with {Q-Clubs}

{Q-Clubs}

{Q-Spades}

, but his opponent showed a very dangerous {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{3-Hearts}

. The

{3-Diamonds}

on the turn gave the button a few more outs, but none of them hit. The river was the {9-Clubs}

{9-Clubs}

, allowing Ang to double up and climb past the starting stack.

Tags: Josh Pang Ang