The Defending Champ Shoves
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
We happened by Table 4 just in time to discover a big pot brewing. There was already 12,250 in the middle and a flop of 
when Jian Yang led out for 2,925. Tom "hitthehole" Middleton, who you may recall won the European Poker Tour Barcelona back in September, then raised to 7,000 and put the action on the defending champion, Xing Zhou.
Zhou thought for a few moments before using both hands to commit his entire stack of 17,600, which prompted Yang to hit the tank. Eventually he folded, and then Middleton snap-folded his hand behind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,300 | 10,300 |
|
16,650 | -13,350 |
|
10,000 | -20,000 |