Paul Phua Eliminated
Jan 26, '11
The elimination of Paul Phua takes part in two acts:
Act 1:
Andrew Feldman was all in preflop from the hijack and Paul Phua had him covered on the button. Their cards:
Feldman: 7
7
Phua: A
6
Board: 8
5 4 5 10
Act 2:
On the second hand the same two players got involved preflop but the roles were reversed, with Phua committed for his tournament life. Their cards:
Feldman: K Q
Phua: Q 10
Board: A Q 3 6 J
Phua was eliminated on the hand and Feldman emerged from the series of exchanges with a nice gain in chips. He now holds 450,000.
Player Tags: Andrew Feldman, Paul Phua
Sam Trickett Triples Up to the Chip Lead
Jan 26, '11
Sam Trickett and Tony Bloom got the last of their chips in preflop and Paul Phua had each of them covered. Their cards:
Trickett: 6 6
Phua: A K
Bloom: A A
Board: 6 5 3 10 10
Trickett hit the jackpot when he made a set on the flop and tripled up. He was all in for 309,500. After paying that out Bloom won the side pot, but he only had 17,500 left in his stack. Phua paid that off and he held 170,000 after the hand. Bloom was hurting with 35,000, and Tricket jumped way out in front with 928,500.
Player Tags: Tony Bloom, Sam Trickett, Paul Phua
Eugene Katchalov Eliminated
Jan 26, '11
Eugene Katchalov got the last of his chips into the middle preflop from the button and Paul Phua had him covered on the cutoff. Their cards:
Katchalov: K Q
Phua: A Q
Board: 7 7 4 J J
Katchalov was eliminated on the hand and we are down to 13 players. Phua grew his stack back above 650,000.
Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov, Paul Phua
