Ward Shoots Out of the Blocks
Level 29
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Thomas Ward has quickly overtaken the chip lead with a series of raises, forcing Zhou Zhou to fold almost every time. Examples:
He raised to 130,000 before Zhou three-bet to 390,000. Ward fout-bet all in and Zhou folded.
He limped on the button before Zhou raised to 200,000. Ward reraised to 530,000 and Zhou folded.
Ward took the same line two hands later and had the same result.
The next hand, Zhou raised his button but folded to a Ward three-bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,500,000
725,000
|
725,000 |
|
3,300,000
-725,000
|
-725,000 |
board, after both players limped preflop and checked the flop.
and Ward checked. Zhou bet 150,000 and Ward completed the check-raise by making it 425,000 to go. Zhou called.
hit the turn and Zhou wasted little time before folding.
and Ward led out for 380,000. Fold. 
flop where he led for 170,000. Zhou folded.
and both players checked. The turn was the 
and Ward checked again. Zhou was done with checking and decided on a bet of 150,000, Ward called.
and Ward checked again. Zhou put in a bet of 320,000 and Ward called. Zhou turned over 
and Ward mucked his hand, bringing the two players chip counts a little closer together.
and Zhou check-called 400,000 before the 
turn and river were checked down. 
but Ward took another one with 
.
and Zhou made it 250,000. Ward called and the dealer placed the 
on the river. Zhou slid out a stack of red chips, betting 600,000. Ward checked his cards again and then mucked giving Zhou the pot.
. Zhou called with 
. 
and Zhou checked again. Ward bet 260,000 and Zhou called.
for a busted straight draw and an apparent bluff. Zhou showed top pair with 
complete Ward's flush.