Ivan Zhang limped in with the Q♦3♣ and Lei Yu checked with the A♥6♦ to the 10♦8♠2♥ flop. Yu check-called for 25,000 and the J♠ followed on the turn. Yu now led for 115,000 and Zhang folded his gutshot
Ivan Zhang limped in with the Q♦3♣ and Lei Yu checked with the A♥6♦ to the 10♦8♠2♥ flop. Yu check-called for 25,000 and the J♠ followed on the turn. Yu now led for 115,000 and Zhang folded his gutshot
Ivan Zhang called in the small blind with Q♥4♥ and Lei Yu exercised his option in the big blind by raising to 60,000 with 8♠8♣. Zhang called.
Zhang check-called a 40,000 bet from Yu on the A♠8♥6♠ flop and both players checked on the K♠ turn.
The 3♠ river brought four cards to a flush and Zhang overbet the pot for 300,000. Yu didn't take long to fold his set-turned-baby flush and Zhang extended his chip lead.
Quan Zhou raised to 50,000 on the button with K♦5♦ and Lei Yu picked up J♠J♣ in the big blind. Yu sized up a three-bet to 180,000 and Zhou counted out his time banks before eventually folding.
On the next hand, Ivan Zhang made it 50,000 on the button and Zhou reraised to 180,000 with A♦9♣ in the big blind. Zhang instantly four-bet shoved all in and Zhou was forced to lay his hand down.
Quan Zhou raised to 75,000 in the small blind with K♥4♥ and was called by Ivan Zhang in the big blind holding Q♠J♦.
The A♥Q♥9♥ flop gave Zhou the nut flush and he continued for 50,000. Zhang called.
Zhou barreled for 100,000 on the 3♦ turn and Zhang correctly laid his pair of queens down.
Level: 15
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
The remaining three players are taking a shorter 10-minute break after another two levels.
Lei Yu opened to 40,000 with A♣J♥ on the button and was three-bet to 170,000 by Ivan Zhang holding K♠2♥ in the big blind. Yu called.
The flop came 6♥3♣5♠ and Zhang continued for 90,000. Yu laid down his ace and Zhang was sent the pot.
Lei Yu limped in from the small blind with Q♥10♥ and Quan Zhou checked his option with 7♠6♥. The flop came J♣6♣3♦ and Yu check-called a bet of 25,000 from Zhou.
The 10♠ on the turn gave Yu the best hand and he checked again. Zhou tossed in a bet of 45,000 and Yu stuck around for the 9♠ on the river. Both players knuckled the table and Yu claimed the pot with a pair of tens.
Renji Mao opened the action with a raise to 40,000 from under the gun off a stack off 475,000 and Ivan Zhang in the big blind eyeballed his stack to then stick it in. Mao called and had a wide smile on the face despite being the odds-on favourite to bust in the following showdown.
Renji Mao: A♠Q♥
Ivan Zhang: A♦K♠
The 10♦7♦5♦ flop left Mao on the ropes as Zhang had the nut flush draw to go with his superior kicker. Both players hit a straight draw with the J♣ turn and the 6♣ river ended Mao's run as first player in the money for $35,000.
Ivan Zhang opened to 40,000 first to act with A♦5♠ and was called by Quan Zhou in the big blind holding A♣10♥.
Zhou check-called a 30,000 bet from Zhang on the 2♥3♦8♥ flop and both players checked on the 9♥ turn and 5♥ river.
Zhou turned over his ten-high flush and was sent the pot.