Aymon Hata opened to 18,000 from under-the-gun and Xuan Tan called from the big blind. The two big stacks saw a laid out in front of them and both players checked to get a free card on the turn, the .
Tan check-raised a bet of 13,000 from Hata to 55,000. Hata called. The landed on the river and Tan led out with a bet of [65,000]. After counting out a call, Hata thought for a moment before sliding it forward.
Tan showed for a rivered flush, after turning trip kings, and Hata mucked.
The 46 remaining players are on their final break of the night. They'll return in 15 minutes for one more 90-minute level before bagging chips for Day 4 tomorrow.
The remaining players have climbed another rung on the ladder. Anyone bowing out now will receive at least HK$101,000. The following players were eliminated between 48th and 51st place earning HK$79,300.
All of the community cards were out when we got to the table where Yan Li and Aymon Hata were facing each other for a big pot. There was on the felt and Li checked. Hata bet 55,000 and Li thought for a bit before carefully counting out a raise to 120,000 and sliding it forward. Hata only paused for a few seconds before folding.
Thibaut Blondel was in middle position and looked down at cards he wanted to play, so he raised to 22,000. Yasuyuki Tsuji was up for the challenge and made the call from the button. The dealer spread a flop of .
Blondel continued for 22,000 again and Tsuji called again. The turn came and Blondel elected to check this round. Tsuji counted out a bet and made it 30,000. Blondel wanted to see how much Tsuji had behind. Once he saw that he had about 240,000 left, Blondel plopped down four stacks of yellows — 400,000 and plenty enough to put Tsuji all in.
Tsuji went in the tank and, after a couple of minutes, another player at the table called clock. The time ticked down. Once he hit the 30-second mark and he was told how much time he had left, he threw his cards in the muck. Blondel turned over and gleefully stacked the chips.
One of the most dangerous players in the field now has one of the most dangerous stacks.
David Peters just doubled up through Ro Woong Park, again. And this time, it was a big one.
We missed the action prior to the river but were able to catch the details. Peters and Park tangled preflop in a three-bet pot, seeing a flop of . The flop action went bet, call, and the came on the turn.
Peters fired a bet of 75,000 and Park shot his fingers out in the form of a triangle, signaling an all-in raise. Peters snap-called.
Peters:
Park:
The table was shocked to see Peters' holding, nailing a straight on the turn. Park needed some help on the river but the he received was of no assistance.
Peters now sits among the top stacks in the room while Park is slightly less comfortable.