Three-way Action Spells the End for Huang; Fa Takes Lead

A massive three-way pot played out between China's Jun Zhu Huang, Taiwan's Chou Chien Fa, and the Philippines' David Erquiaga that saw Huang bust and Fa climb back into the chip lead.

It was Fa who sparked the action with a middle position open to 15,000, with Erquiaga calling on the button and Huang coming in from the big blind. The flop proved to be an explosive one, with Huang jamming for 133,000 and Fa calling, before Erquiaga re-shoved for another 97,000 more. After stacks were counted down and Fa saw how much more it was to call he did so and the three players flipped over their hole cards.

Jun Zhu Huang:
Chou Chien Fa:
David Erquiaga:

Huang had the nut flush draw and a gutshot straight draw, while both Fa and Erquiaga held top, top and would need to fade some outs. The was a clean turn, as was the river and a disappointed Huang hit the rail in 35th place, while Erquiaga and Fa chopped up her chips. When both players ahd stacked up, it appears that Fa has a monstrous 760,000 stack, making him the current chip leader by some margin.