Defending champion Christopher Soyza has dwindled a bit in the chip counts whereas Park Yu Cheung moved all in twice to enforce folds all around. Just now he three-bet shoved into a raise by Jacob Balsiger again and the latter asked for a rough count before forfeiting his invested 80,000 chips.
From the cutoff, Park Yu Cheung raised to 85,000 and Christopher Soyza moved all in for what looked like less than 20 big blinds. Cheung snap-called and they tabled the cards with the defending at risk and in need of help:
Soyza:
Cheung:
Soyza nodded, ready to accept his fate, but then the flop fell to give him trips. It was not over yet, as the provided some sweat with the gutshot and flush draw. However, the blank river sent Soyza back into contention and Cheung onto the short stack.
Jacob Balsiger opened to 80,000 and Christopher Soyza as well as Dylan Garland called in the blinds. On the flop , the action was checked to Balsiger and he bet 85,000. Only Soyza called and both then checked down the turn and the river. Balsiger showed and Soyza took the pot with the .
Christopher Soyza raised to 85,000 from under the gun and Park Yu Cheung moved all in for 385,000 from the big blind to receive a call by the dominating chip leader.
Cheung:
Soyza:
Cheung was having the best of it preflop, but the board ran out to give the Malaysian a straight and send Cheung to the rail in 5th place for A$29,585.
In the new level, Jacob Balsiger three-bet shoved twice without getting called. Dylan Garland folded both times after having raised and then Balsiger open-jammed the small blind. Christopher Soyza peeked at his cards and then immediately called without even asking for a count.
Balsiger:
Soyza:
"Good luck guys," Balsiger said and had already grabbed his belongings. The flop changed nothing much, but two more spades would give the American a flush. It was a start to see the appear on the turn, however the bricked and that sent Balsiger to the rail in 3rd place for A$57,160.
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to give him trips. It was not over yet, as the 
provided some sweat with the gutshot and flush draw. However, the blank 
river sent Soyza back into contention and Cheung onto the short stack.
setting up a classic race against Soyza's 
.
and Soyza is now the dominating chip leader with Brown back under one million.
, the action was checked to Balsiger and he bet 85,000. Only Soyza called and both then checked down the 
river. Balsiger showed 
and Soyza took the pot with the 
.
flop three handed and only Christopher Soyza called.
, bowing out fourth when the 
river completed the board.
changed nothing much, but two more spades would give the American a flush. It was a start to see the 
appear on the turn, however the