Joseph Cheong had the button and opened to 18,000. Hugo Lemaire three-bet to 54,000, and Cheong called. The flop fell, , and Lemaire led for 55,000. Cheong snap-mucked.

The next hand, Hugo Lemaire had the button and opened. Joseph Cheong called. Both players checked the flop, and the turned. Cheong check-called 25,000.

The completed the board, and both players checked. Cheong announced that he had king-high, but Lemaire showed for a pair of eights.

Lemaire is gaining some momentum, and is now back up to 600,000 chips.