Du Busts Siu, Double for Tse

The action is ratcheting up with Hong Kong's Steven Siu hitting the rail and fellow countryman Lai Heng Tse winning a big flip against Italy's Mauro Francolini to switch up the pair's position in the pecking order.

We'll cover Siu's exit first, with the Hong Kong player moving all-in from the small blind pre-flop over the top of a Du button raise. Du made a speedy call and the cards were turned over.

Steven Siu:
Qi Cheng Du:

Siu was racing against Du's pocket jacks, but the [5js8h] flop was not a kind one, and it was all over for him when the hit the turn to give Du quads. Siu tapped the table and headed for the payout desk, while Du stacked up to 1.4 million.

The Tse versus Francolini hand played out immediately afterward, with Tse moving all-in from late position and the Italian looking him up from the big blind.

Lai Heng Tse:
Mauro Francolini:

Tse was racing against Francolini's pocket pair, with the flop falling . The turn gave the Hong Kong player some additional flush outs to go with his overcards and gutshot, and Tse hit the latter on the river, much to Francolini's displeasure. The Italian dropped to 290,000, while Tse climbed to 450,000.