Meng Ting Hsieh

With Meng Ting Hsieh all-in from the small blind, Jeremy Chan called from the big blind, and Hsuan-Yu Lai called from the button, sending the three players to the flop.

The dealer revealed the flop: 5 3 K . Chan checked, and Lai bet 30,000, which Chan called.

The turn brought the 2 , and both players checked.

On the K river, Chan led out with a 50,000 bet, and Lai quickly called. With Hsieh all-in, the table paused, and the announcer instructed the players to reveal their cards:

Meng Ting Hsieh: Q Q

Jeremy Chan: 7 6

Hsuan-Yu Lai: K 7

APT Zodiac Classic Bubble

Lai won the main pot with trip kings, having flopped top pair and improving to trips. Chan’s flopped open-ended straight draw missed, leaving him empty-handed. Hsieh’s pocket queens fell to Lai’s rivered trips, resulting in a tough elimination just shy of the money.