Shan Huang Joins the Field

Timothy Adams opened to 27,000 on the button and Mikita Badziakouski called in the big blind.

Badziakouski check-called 20,000 on the flop and the turn was the . Badziakouski checked and Adams bet 125,000.

At this point Shan Huang joined the table.

"Should I play?" he asked Matthias Eibinger at the table.

"Of course!" replied Eibinger.

"Ok. If Mikita or Timothy win this pot, I'll play. If it's a chop, I won't play," said Huang.

Eventually Badziakouski folded.

"Ok I play!" said Huang, revealing a registration slip in his hand he'd been holding all along!