Jacques Zaicik of Paris, France is a CEO of a privately-owned company who has numerous cashes from the WSOP, EPT, and other tours to his credit. At 60 Zaicik is the oldest of the final nine players, and lists his 12th-place finish at the 2008 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (won by Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier) as a career highlight. Zaicik says it was Patrick Bruel's television show in France that first got him hooked on poker.
On the second hand of final table play we already saw a big double up for short stack Jacques Zaicik. The action started when Tsugunari Toma raised to 21,500 from under the gun plus one, and three players ended up making the call.
Zaicik was seated in the big blind and he moved all in for 189,000 chips. Toma tanked for a bit and folded, as did Ying Kit Chan.
Henry Wang said, "I don't think you have anything! I call," as he committed the extra chips. Xing Zhou folded from the small blind and to showdown they went.
Henry Wang:
Jacques Zaicik:
Zaicik had the opposite of nothing, as he turned over the best hand in poker. The board ran out , and Zaicik more than doubled up.
The final table chip leader Michael Kanaan just took a shot at eliminating Xing Zhou, and that backfired horribly. Kanaan lost his chip lead and doubled up his Chinese opponent.
The action started with a raise to 25,000 which Zhou decided to call. Kanaan was in position and he three-bet to 74,000. The initial raiser folded and Zhou made the call.
The flop brought out and Zhou checked to Kanaan who bet 80,000. Zhou check-raised to 185,000 and Kanaan moved all in. Zhou snap-called creating a pot of just under one million chips.
Xing Zhou:
Michael Kanaan:
Zhou had flopped a set and was well out in front. The board ran out , and Kanaan lost this massive pot knocking him down to third place. It's anyones game here at the ACOP final table with still nine players remaining!
From middle position, Henry Wang opened with a raise to 25,000. The only caller was Xing Zhou on the button before the flop came down . Wang continued with a bet of 30,000, and Zhou won the pot.
On the next hand, play folded to Michael Kanaan in the small blind, and he completed the bet. Tsugunari Toma exercised his option to raise from the big blind and made it 32,000 to go. Kanaan folded, and Toma showed the .
The next hand, Kanaan was involved again, this time raising to 24,000 from the button. Action moved to Ying Kit Chan in the big blind, and he reraised to 65,000. Kanaan folded, and Chan won the pot.
It's been Xing Zhou's party so far here at the final table as he just extended his chip lead. Zhou raised to 25,000 and Tsugunari Toma called in position. Andrew Hinrichsen called from the button, and three players saw the flop.
On the flop Zhou continued betting as he threw out 45,000. Toma called and Hinrichsen folded his cards.
The turn brought out the and Zhou checked. Toma took over control and bet 75,000. Zhou quickly called after which the river brought the . Zhou check-called 105,000 this time and Toma tabled . Zhou showed and took down this pot.
, and Zaicik more than doubled up.
and Zhou checked to Kanaan who bet 80,000. Zhou check-raised to 185,000 and Kanaan moved all in. Zhou snap-called creating a pot of just under one million chips.
and Kanaan lost this massive pot knocking him down to third place. It's anyones game here at the ACOP final table with still nine players remaining!
. Wang continued with a bet of 30,000, and Zhou won the pot.
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. Zhou showed 