Day 2
Magsakay ousted by Hwang
Vamerdino MagsakayVamerdino Magsakay of the Philippines chucks in his short stack of 27,000 from UTG and gets an immediate call from Korea's Hwang Seokchul right beside him in the +1 position and when the hands were revealed, it was a flip for the Filipino's tournament life.
Board turned out to be detrimental to Magsakay as he gets busted out.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
VM Vam Magsakay ![Philippines [PHL]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ph.svg "Philippines [PHL]"){kind=small} Philippines | A♥J♠ UTG | busted |
SH Seokchul Hwang ![Korea (Republic of) [KOR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/kr.svg "Korea (Republic of) [KOR]"){kind=small} Korea (Republic of) | 8♥8♠ UTG+1 | 124,000(16 BB) |
Si Ng Pun Cracks Kings To Double Up
Si Ng PunSeokchul Hwang made a min-raise to 8,000 from the cut-off and called when Si Ng Pun pushed his last 44,000 chips all-in.
The kinds of Hwang looked intimidating, but the flop certainly took that away immediately when Pun hit a set of aces to double-up.
| Player | Hand | Chips |
|---|---|---|
SN Si Ng Pun ![Hong Kong [HKG]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/hk.svg "Hong Kong [HKG]"){kind=small} Hong Kong | A♥Q♠ | 93,000(23 BB) |
SH Seokchul Hwang Korea (Republic of) | K♦K♣ | 124,000(31 BB) |
Seokchul Hwang Improves Stack
Seokchul HwangSeokchul Hwang raised to 7,000 from UTG+2 and Justin Chi Jen Chu defended the big blind. Both players were thrown a 2♠ Q♦ 8♠ flop. Chu check-called the 8,000 bet of Hwang to see a T♠ river. Both players checked to get a free A♥ on the river. Chu checked then folded when Hwang bet out 12,000.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
SH Seokchul Hwang Korea (Republic of) | 260,000(87 BB) |
JC Justin Chi Jen Chu ![Taiwan [TWN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/tw.svg "Taiwan [TWN]"){kind=small} Taiwan | 256,000(85 BB) |