Ying Kit Chan raised from the button to 70,000 and Xing Zhou defended his big blind. The flop came down and Zhou check-called 100,000.
On the turn the hit Zhou checked again. Chan fired out 180,000 and quickly Zhou called again.
The river brought the and Zhou checked a third time. Chan quickly bet 400,000 and Zhou went into the tank for several minutes. In the end he announced "call," and Chan turned over . Zhou mucked and Chan reached a new high in this heads up battle.
Ying Kit Chan raised to 70,000 on the button, and Xing Zhou made the call from the big blind to see the flop come down . Zhou checked, and Chan fired 100,000. Zhou made the call.
After the landed on the turn, both players checked, and the dealer dropped the on the river. Zhou bet 200,000, and Chan raised to 700,000. After a couple minutes of tanking, Zhou made the call.
Chan tabled the for the nuts, and Zhou mucked his hand. With that pot, Chan has moved into the chip lead.
Play has been very quiet and calm over the last 30 minutes. No big pots have been played, and the chip stacks remain identical. There is still a ton of play left as the short stack still has 66 big blinds.
Ying Kit Chan just raised from the button to 80,000 and Xing Zhou called from the big blind. The flop came down and Zhou checked to Chan who bet 120,000. Zhou raised to 300,000 and that gave him the pot as Chan quickly folded.
The match is closer then it's ever been, and both players still have more than 63 big blinds.
On a board it was Ying Kit Chan who bet 150,000. Xing Zhou tanked for a while and eventually called. Chan showed and Zhou mucked. Chan climbed up a bit more, but it's still anyones game.