Lai Falls at Last Hurdle
We had not seen Kwok Chun ‘Derx’ Lai in action for a while and it seemed his fortune was on the wane since the last time we checked and we arrived at his table just in time for the last hand of the day.
Unfortunately for Lai, it would also prove to be his last hand of the Poker King Cup Main Event. Pre-flop it was Richard Jin who was the man in the driver’s seat, opening the action with a raise to 3,200 from the cutoff. The player on the button made the call and the action folded around to Lai in the small blind.
Down to his last 12,300 Lai moved the last of this into the middle and after thinking it over Jin made the call, as did the player on the button.
Both Jin and the button check down the 
board the whole way and while Lai rolled over 
that was not enough to beat Jin’s 
and he scooped the pot, climbed to 150,000 and sent Lai to the rail all in one fell swoop after the other player in the hand mucked. All that excitement concludes the level and the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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150,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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Busted |