Lau Wins From Hikosaka; Hikosaka Takes From Duong and Chen
Keisuke Hikosaka opened the action with a raise to 3,000 from under-the-gun and Sio Fat Lau re-raised to 8,000 from the cut-off. After the blinds bowed out Hikosaka made the call and it was heads-up to a flop of 
.
This bought checked from both players and concluded the betting for the hand with the 
turn and 
river eliciting no action.
Hikosake turned over 
but this was not enough to best Lau’s 
and the Macanese player scooped a pot worth 18,800 to climb to 81,800, while Hikosaka dropped to 113,000.
The Japanese player got a rebate on this the very next hand however after Yao Jin Chen made it 3,000 to go and both Thin Tin Duang and Hikosaka made the call from the small and big blinds respectively.
Duong checked the 
flop, Hikosaka led for 6,000 and both opponents folded instantly leaving the Japanese player free to rake in a pot of close to 10,000 in blinds and antes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
123,000
-600
|
-600 |
|
81,800
13,300
|
13,300 |
|
25,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |